false
Opposite of correct
False means not true or not genuine.
A false statement contradicts fact.
A false friend pretends loyalty.
False teeth replace real ones.
False can indicate something designed to deceive: a false bottom in a suitcase, a false name.
To play someone false is to betray them.
A false start is a premature beginning that must be restarted.
Creating fraudulent imitations
- fakeNot the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- shamFraudulent imitation
knockoff · bootleg · pirated · bogus · spurious · pseudo · imitation · replica
Deliberate misleading of others
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
sly · trickery · subterfuge · feigned · two-faced · insincere · pretense · facade
Not accurate or true
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- wrongContrary to fact
- unfoundedWithout factual support
baseless · mistaken · fallacious · invalid · unsubstantiated · groundless · spurious · misguided
Produced artificially, not natural
- man-madeCreated by humans
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
- fauxArtificial or imitation
imitation · prosthetic · manufactured · engineered · constructed · plastic · silicone · polyester
Deliberately untrue statement
- fibTrivial, harmless falsehood
- whopperOutsized thing or untruth
- tall taleWildly exaggerated story
- untruthA false statement
prevarication · canard · perjury · misstatement · slander · libel · defamation · disinformation
Without legal force
- unsoundWeak or flawed
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- faulty reasoningInvalid logical process
- non sequiturIllogical conclusion or remark
Betraying one's nation
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- double-dealingDeceptive practice of betrayal
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
perfidy · Judas · turncoat · traitor · betrayer · sellout · broken promise · infidelity
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
specter · figment · chimera · phantom · optical illusion · trick of the light
forgery
Creating fraudulent imitations
sham · knockoff · bootleg · pirated · bogus · spurious · pseudo · imitation · replica · counterfeit
deceit
Deliberate misleading of others
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
guile · sly · trickery · subterfuge · feigned · two-faced · insincere · pretense · facade · front
incorrect
Not accurate or true
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- wrongContrary to fact
unfounded · baseless · mistaken · fallacious · invalid · unsubstantiated · groundless · spurious · misguided · debunked
synthetic
Produced artificially, not natural
- man-madeCreated by humans
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
faux · imitation · prosthetic · manufactured · engineered · constructed · plastic · silicone · polyester · acrylic
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
untruth · prevarication · canard · perjury · misstatement · slander · libel · defamation · disinformation · misinformation
invalid
Without legal force
- unsoundWeak or flawed
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- faulty reasoningInvalid logical process
non sequitur · sophistry · specious · illogical · straw man
treason
Betraying one's nation
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- double-dealingDeceptive practice of betrayal
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
disloyalty · perfidy · Judas · turncoat · traitor · betrayer · sellout · broken promise · infidelity · defection
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
delusion · specter · figment · chimera · phantom · optical illusion · trick of the light
- false alarmErroneous warning signal
- true or falseAssessment using dichotomous answers
- false hopeUnfounded expectation of success
- false teethArtificial replacement teeth
- false startPremature beginning violation
- false dilemmaReasoning error limiting options
falsehood, fallacy, falsely, false consciousness, infallible, falsify, falsity, falseness, fallible