untrue
Adjective Satellite
- not according with the facts
- "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"
- not true to an obligation or trust; -Bruno Laske
- "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty"
- not accurately fitted; not level
- "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows"
- (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
- "when lovers prove untrue"
Adj
- False; not true.
- Not faithful or loyal.
Adjective
- Not in accordance with fact or reality; false.
Examples
- It would be untrue to say that luck plays no role in Scrabble, but skill is paramount.
- She says that I stole her necklace, but that's completely untrue.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.
Synonyms
false, out of true, bastard, counterfactual, erroneous, fallacious, fictitious, inaccurate, incorrect, invented, made up, nonfactual, nontrue, nontruthful, perfidious, pseudo-, spurious, unfaithful, untrue, untruthful, unveracious, unveridical, wrong
Scrabble Score: 6
untrue: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worduntrue: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
untrue: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary