false as in in a disloyal and faithless manner
- "he behaved treacherously"
- "his wife played him false"
Synonyms
- faithlesslyin a disloyal and faithless manner
- traitorouslyin a disloyal and faithless manner
- treacherouslyin a disloyal and faithless manner
- treasonablyin a disloyal and faithless manner
false as in not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
- "gave false testimony under oath"
- "false tales of bravery"
false as in arising from error
- "a false assumption"
- "a mistaken view of the situation"
Synonyms
- mistakenwrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; arising from error
false as in erroneous and usually accidental
- "a false start"
- "a false alarm"
false as in deliberately deceptive
- "false pretenses"
false as in inappropriate to reality or facts
- "delusive faith in a wonder drug"
- "delusive expectations"
- "false hopes"
Synonyms
- delusiveinappropriate to reality or facts
false as in not genuine or real
- "being an imitation of the genuine article"
- "it isn't fake anything"
- "it's real synthetic fur"
- "faux pearls"
- "false teeth"
- "decorated with imitation palm leaves"
- "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
Synonyms
- fakemake a copy of with the intent to deceive; tamper, with the purpose of deception; speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; fraudulent; not genuine or real; something that is a counterfeit; a person who makes deceitful pretenses ; (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
- fauxnot genuine or real
- imitationnot genuine or real; the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations ; something copied or derived from an original ; copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else ; a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
- simulatednot genuine or real; reproduced or made to resemble
false as in designed to deceive
- "a suitcase with a false bottom"
false as in inaccurate in pitch
- "a false (or sour) note"
- "her singing was off key"
Synonyms
- off-keyinaccurate in pitch
- sourgo sour or spoil; make sour or more sour ; a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar ; the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth ; the property of being acidic ; smelling of fermentation or staleness ; having a sharp biting taste ; one of the four basic taste sensations; in an unpalatable state; inaccurate in pitch; showing a brooding ill humor
false as in adopted in order to deceive
- "an assumed name"
- "an assumed cheerfulness"
- "a fictitious address"
- "fictive sympathy"
- "a pretended interest"
- "a put-on childish voice"
- "sham modesty"
Synonyms
- assumedadopted in order to deceive
- fictitiousformed or conceived by the imagination; adopted in order to deceive
- fictiveadopted in order to deceive; capable of imaginative creation
- pretendedadopted in order to deceive
- put onadopted in order to deceive; put clothing on one's body; add to something existing; put on the stove or ready for cooking; carry out (performances); add to the odometer; prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; apply to a surface; fool or hoax; increase (one's body weight)
- shamsomething that is a counterfeit; a person who makes deceitful pretenses ; make a pretence of; make believe with the intent to deceive; adopted in order to deceive
false as in (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection
- "unfaithful"
- "a false friend"
- "when lovers prove untrue"
Synonyms
- untruenot according with the facts; not true to an obligation or trust; not accurately fitted; (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection