false

The word “false” has 1 syllable: false

It's pronounced as /fɔls/

What is synonym and antonym for false?

In the thesaurus, “false” has 250 synonyms and 123 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for false along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for false

adulterated
affected
alloyed
ambidextrous
ambiguous
amiss
apathetic
apocryphal
apostate
artful
artificial
askew
assumed
automatic
awry
backhanded
base
beguiling
bent
bewildering
bogus
brummagem
bum
calculated
canned
canting
casuistic
circuitous
colored
concocted
confounding
conscious
contrary to fact
contrived
conventional
cooked-up
copied
corrupt
counterfactual
counterfeit
crafty
crock
crooked
cultivated
cultured
cunning
cute
cutesy
deceitful
deceiving
deceptive
defrauding
deliberate
deluding
delusive
delusory
designer
devious
disguised
dishonest
dishonorable
disloyal
dispassionate
dissembling
distorted
distracting
doctored
double-dealing
dubious
dummy
duplicitous
empty
engineered
equivocal
erroneous
ersatz
evasive
exaggerated
fabricated
facile
factitious
faithless
fake
fallacious
falsehearted
faltering
fanciful
fast
faulty
faux
feigned
fickle
fictitious
fishy
forced
forged
formal
forsworn
foul
foxy
framed
fraudulent
fudged
genteel
goody-goody
guileful
hesitant
histrionic
hokey
hollow
hypocritical
illusive
illusory
imaginary
imitation
imitative
impersonal
improper
inaccurate
inauthentic
inconstant
incorrect
inexact
inflexible
insidious
insincere
invalid
invented
irresolute
irresponsible
jive
juggled
knavish
labored
left-handed
lying
made-up
make believe
malevolent
malicious
man-made
manipulated
manufactured
mealy
mealymouthed
mean
mechanical
melodramatic
mendacious
meretricious
mimic
mincing
misleading
misrepresentative
mistaken
mock
mythomaniac
nonfunctioning
off
off base
off the mark
ornamental
ostensible
overacted
overdone
overrefined
pat
perfidious
perjured
perplexing
phoney
phony
pinchbeck
plastic
premeditated
pretend
pretended
process
pseudo
put-on
puzzling
queer
rascally
recreant
renegade
rigid
scoundrelly
seeming
shady
sham
shifty
simpering
simulated
slick
sly
sneaking
sneaky
snide
so-called
sophistical
specious
spurious
stiff
strained
studied
stylized
substitute
subtile
subtle
synthetic
theatric
theatrical
traitorous
treacherous
treasonable
trick
trickish
tricky
trumped-up
trustless
two-faced
unauthentic
uncertain
unconfirmed
unctuous
undependable
underhand
underhanded
unfaithful
unfounded
uninterested
unnatural
unproven
unreal
unrealistic
unreliable
unscrupulous
unsound
untested
untrue
untrustworthy
untruthful
vacillating
venal
villainous
wavering
wicked
wily
wooden
wrong

Antonyms for false

aboveboard
accurate
actual
ardent
artless
authentic
avid
bona fide
candid
clarifying
confirmed
constant
correct
dedicated
demonstrated
dependable
determined
devoted
devout
direct
down-the-line
dutiful
dyed-in-the-wool
easy
effortless
elucidative
enthusiastic
errorless
established
exact
explanatory
extemporaneous
factual
fair
faithful
fast
faultless
fervent
fervid
flawless
forthright
foursquare
frank
free-spoken
genuine
honest
illuminating
impassioned
impeccable
impromptu
impulsive
ingenuous
instinctive
intent
inveterate
just
known
legitimate
letter-perfect
loyal
moral
natural
nondeceptive
open
openhearted
outspoken
passionate
perfect
plain
plainspoken
precise
premium
proper
proven
pure
quality
real
realistic
reliable
resolute
responsible
revealing
revelatory
right
sincere
smooth
solid
sound
spontaneous
stanch
staunch
steadfast
steady
straight
straightforward
substantiated
sworn
tested
tried
tried-and-true
true
trustable
trustworthy
trusty
truthful
unadulterated
unaffected
unconscious
uncontrived
unfaked
unfaltering
unfeigned
unforced
unhesitating
unpretending
unprompted
unrehearsed
unstudied
unwavering
upright
valid
valuable
veracious

Meanings of false

noun
1. One of two options on a true-or-false test.
adjective
1. Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
2. Based on factually incorrect premises.
3. Spurious, artificial.
4. Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
5. Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
6. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
7. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
8. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
9. Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
10. Out of tune.
adverb
1. In a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely.

Example Sentences

False rumors spread quickly on social media, causing unnecessary panic.
She was accused of giving a false alibi to protect her friend.
The defendant vehemently denied the false accusations leveled against him.
The website warned users about clicking on false advertisements disguised as legitimate links.
Despite initial appearances, her smile hid a false sense of confidence, masking inner insecurities.

On this page you'll find 373 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to false, such as: aboveboard, accurate, actual, adulterated, affected, alloyed, ambidextrous.

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