English Explanatory Dictionary

untrue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. False; not true.
  2. Not faithful or loyal.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈtɹuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-untrue.wav

Word forms

untrue more untrue most untrue untrew

Etymology

From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.

Synonyms

bastard counterfactual erroneous fallacious false fictitious inaccurate incorrect invented made up nonfactual nontrue nontruthful pseudo- spurious untrue untruthful unveracious unveridical wrong perfidious unfaithful booky dastardly disleal disloyal double-crossing double-dealing double-faced double-hearted doublehearted faithless falseheart false-hearted guiled guileful hollow-hearted illoyal infidelitous insidious Judaslike Judasly nonfaithful proditorious proditory Punic ratlike recreant renegade reptilian reptitious swike traitorish traitorlike traitorly traitorous traitorsome treacherous treachersome trothless

Antonyms

accurate correct factual right true truthful veracious veridical faithful

Related words

artificial falsehood absurd nonsense fake truth

Derived words

untruism
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