untrue

Adjective
US[uhn-troo]/ənˈtru/2 syllables
Synonyms: out of truefalse

Open English WordNet

Adjective (4)

  1. not according with the facts“unfortunately the statement was simply untrue”Opposite trueSimilar false
  2. not true to an obligation or trust“is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty — Bruno Laske”Opposite faithfulSimilar unfaithful
  3. not accurately fitted; not level“the frame was out of true”“off-level floors and untrue doors and windows”Synonyms: out of trueOpposite evenSimilar uneven
  4. (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful“a false friend”“when lovers prove untrue”Synonyms: falseOpposite constantSimilar inconstant
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Un·true′ adjective

1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue.

2. Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal. Geoffrey Chaucer

Un·true adverb

Untruly. Obs. or Poetic Geoffrey Chaucer

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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