untruly
In dishonest manner
Untruly means in a manner that is false or not in accordance with truth: He spoke untruly about his whereabouts.
The word is rare and formal—most speakers would choose falsely or dishonestly instead.
Deliberate falsehood
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- falsityState of being incorrect
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
misstatement · canard · prevarication · fib · mendacity · inaccuracy · fallacy · fiction
Deliberate misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
hoax · sham · charade · pretense · feint · ploy · artifice · dupery
Pretense of virtue
- disingenuousnessPretended ignorance or naivety
- phoninessQuality of being insincere
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- affectationArtificial behavior for effect
falseness · hollowness · cant · posturing · dissembling · feigning · pretending · perfidy
Sense of unease about motives
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
- mistrustLack of faith
- warinessCautious distrust
disbelief · incredulity · misgivings · cynicism · questioning · dubiousness · uncertainty · apprehension
lie
Deliberate falsehood
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- falsityState of being incorrect
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
disinformation · misstatement · canard · prevarication · fib · mendacity · inaccuracy · fallacy · fiction · invention
deceit
Deliberate misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
ruse · hoax · sham · charade · pretense · feint · ploy · artifice · dupery · fakery
hypocrisy
Pretense of virtue
- disingenuousnessPretended ignorance or naivety
- phoninessQuality of being insincere
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
affectation · falseness · hollowness · cant · posturing · dissembling · feigning · pretending · perfidy · faithlessness
suspicion
Sense of unease about motives
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
- mistrustLack of faith
wariness · disbelief · incredulity · misgivings · cynicism · questioning · dubiousness · uncertainty · apprehension · caution
untrulytruly
In a genuine manner
truthfully · accurately · correctly · honestly · factually