| false (fôls) adj. fals·er, fals·est 1. Contrary to fact or truth: false tales of bravery. 2. Deliberately untrue: delivered false testimony under oath. 3. Arising from mistaken ideas: false hopes of writing a successful novel. 4. Intentionally deceptive: a suitcase with a false bottom; false promises. 5. Not keeping faith; treacherous: a false friend. See Synonyms at faithless. 6. Not genuine or real: false teeth; false documents. 7. Erected temporarily, as for support during construction. 8. Resembling but not accurately or properly designated as such: a false thaw in January; the false dawn peculiar to the tropics. 9. Music Of incorrect pitch. 10. Unwise; imprudent: Don't make a false move or I'll shoot. 11. Computer Science Indicating one of two possible values taken by a variable in Boolean logic or a binary device. adv. In a treacherous or faithless manner: play a person false. [Middle English fals, from Old English, counterfeit, and from Old French, false, both from Latin falsus, from past participle of fallere, to deceive.] false  ly adv.false ness n. |
false
Adjective
1. not in accordance with the truth or facts: false allegations
2. not real or genuine but intended to seem so: false teeth
3. misleading or deceptive: their false promises
4. forced or insincere: false cheer
5. based on mistaken ideas [Latin falsus]
falsely adv
falseness n
falseness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" incorrect, wrong - not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" |
| 2. | false - arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" | |
| 3. | false - erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm" invalid - having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" | |
| 4. | false - deliberately deceptive; "false pretenses" insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" | |
| 5. | false - inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes" unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" | |
| 6. |  false - 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"artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" | |
| 7. | false - designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom" dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive | |
| 8. | false - inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony | |
| 9. | false - 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" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" | |
| 10. | false - (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" inconstant - likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare | |
| Adv. | 1. | false - in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" |
false
adjective 1. incorrect, wrong, mistaken, misleading, faulty, inaccurate, invalid, improper, unfounded, erroneous, inexact << OPPOSITE correct
adjective 2. untrue, fraudulent, unreal, concocted, fictitious, trumped up, fallacious, untruthful, truthless << OPPOSITE true
adjective 3. artificial, forged, fake, mock, reproduction, synthetic, replica, imitation, bogus, simulated, sham, pseudo (informal) counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, pretended << OPPOSITE real
adjective 4. treacherous, lying, deceiving, unreliable, two-timing (informal) dishonest, deceptive, hypocritical, unfaithful, two-faced, disloyal, unsound, deceitful, faithless, untrustworthy, insincere, double-dealing, dishonourable, duplicitous, mendacious, perfidious, treasonable, traitorous, inconstant, delusive, false-hearted << OPPOSITE loyal
Translations
false [fɔːls] adj (gen) → falso; [teeth etc] → postizo (= disloyal); desleal, traidor(a);
under false pretences → con engaños
adj false [foːls]
1 not true; not correct He made a false statement to the police. vals, verkeerd, onwaar كاذِب неверен klamný, špatný falsk; ukorrekt falsch ψεύτικος, αναληθής falso vale دروغ؛ اشتباه valheellinen faux כּוֹזֵב झूठा lažan, netočan valótlan tidak benar ósannur, rangur falso 間違った 거짓의, 틀린 klaidingas, neteisingas nepareizs tidak benar vals falsk, feilaktig, usann fałszywy falso fals ложный falošný lažen lažan falsk, osann เท็จ yalan, yanlış 不真實的 хибний, помилковий غلط sai; nhầm 不真实的
2 not genuine; intended to deceive She has a false passport. vals زائِف، مُزَيَّف фалшив falešný falsk falsch ψεύτικος, πλαστός falso võltsitud گول زننده väärennetty faux מְזוּיָף नकली, जाली lažan, krivotvoren hamis palsu falskur falso 偽造の 가짜의, 위조된 netikras, suklastotas viltots palsu vals uekte, falsk podrobiony falso fals фальшивый falošný ponarejen lažan falsk, förfalskad ปลอม sahte 假的 фальшивий جعلی cố tình làm sai để đánh lừa 假的
3 artificial false teeth. vals, kunsagtig إصْطِناعي изкуствен umělý kunstig; forloren künstlich τεχνητός postizo vale- مصنوعی teko- faux מְלַאכוּתִי बनावटी umjetan nem valódi, mű- buatan falskur, gervi- artificiale, finto 人工の 모조의, 인공의 netikras, dirbtinis mākslīgs tiruan vals kunstig, falsk sztuczny artificial/postiço fals, artificial искусственный umelý umeten veštački löständer ปลอม, ซึ่งผลิตขึ้นมา yapma, takma, protez 人造的 штучний مصنوعی không thật 人造的
4 not loyal false friends. oneg, ontrou, vals خائِن، غادِر، غَير مُخْلِص престорен falešný, zrádný falsk falsch ψεύτικος, ανειλικρινής falso, desleal truudusetu خائن؛ دو رو petollinen faux חָבֵר כָּזַב बेईमान neiskren, dvoličan hűtlen tidak setia falskur, svikull falso 不実な 불성실한, 믿을 수 없는 netikras, veidmainis nepatiess; liekuļots tidak setia vals falsk, svikefull, bedragersk obłudny, fałszywy falso fals, ipocrit неверный falošný lažen, neiskren lažan falsk ซึ่งไม่ซื่อสัตย์; ซึ่งคบไม่ได้ sadık olmayan, vefasız 無信義的 віроломний غیر معتبر phản trắc 无信义的
n falsehood
(the telling of) a lie She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood. leuen, onwaarheid كَذِب лъжа podvod, klam, lež usandhed; løgn die Unwahrheit ψέμα falsedad, mentira vale, valetamine دروغ؛ دروغگویی vale, valehteleminen mensonge שֶׁקֶר झूठा laž, neistina; laganje hazugság kebohongan ósannindi falsità, menzogna 偽り 거짓말(하기) melas meli; nepatiesība kebohongan onwaarheid falskhet, usannhet, løgn kłamstwo falsidade/mentira minciună ложь lož laž neistina lögn, osanning ความเชื่อที่ไม่จริง yalan 說謊 брехня; віроломство جھوٹ sự nói dối 说谎
v falsify [-fӕi]
to make false He falsified the accounts. vervals, namaak يُزَيِّف фалшифицирам padělat forfalske fälschen παραποιώ falsificar võltsima دست بردن در väärentää falsifier לְזַייֵף गोलमाल करना krivotvoriti, falsificirati meghamisít memalsukan falsa falsificare 偽造する 속이다, 왜곡하다 (su)klastoti viltot memalsukan vervalsen forfalske fałszować falsificar a falsifica фальсифицировать sfalšovať ponarediti falsifikovati förfalska ทำให้ไม่ถูกต้อง; บิดเบือน çarpıtmak, değiştirmek 偽造 фальсифікувати, підробляти جھوٹا ثابت کرنا giả mạo 伪造
n falsifiˈcation [-fi-]
vervalsing تَزْييف، تَحْريف фалшификация padělek forfalskning die Fälschung παραποίηση falsificación võltsing دروغ پردازی؛ جعل väärennys falsification זִיוּף जालसाजी krivotvorenje; krivotvorina (meg)hamisítás pemalsuan fölsun falsificazione 偽造 위조, 변조 klastojimas falsifikācija; viltojums pemalsuan vervalsing forfalskning falsyfikat falsificação falsificare фальсификация falzifikát ponarejanje falsifikovanje förfalskning การทำให้ไม่ถูกต้อง; การบิดเบือน çarpıtma 偽造 фальсифікація; підроблення غلط ثابت کرنے کا عمل sự giả mạo 伪造
n falsity
valsheid, leuen, onwaarheid كَذِب، عَدَم صِحَّة، زَيْف лъжливост lež, nepravda, faleš falskhed die Falschheit ψεύδος falsedad vale, petlikkus دروغ؛ ریاکاری vääryys, petollisuus fausseté שקר बेईमानी lažnost, neistinita tvrdnja valótlanság, hamisság; megbízhatatlanság; hűtlenség kepalsuan fals, ósannindi falsità 虚偽 잘못, 허위 klastotė, melas negodīgums; melīgums kepalsuan valsheid usannhet, svik, falskhet fałszywość falsidade falsitate ложность faloš lažnivost netačnost oriktighet สิ่งที่ไม่ถูกต้อง değiştirme, bozma 慌言 помилковість; брехливість دھوکا sự dối trá 慌言
false alarm
a warning of something which in fact does not happen. vals alarm إنْذار كاذِب фалшива тревога planý poplach falsk alarm falscher Alarm άνευ λόγου κινητοποίηση, ψεύτικος συναγερμός falsa alarma valehäire هشدار در مورد چیزی دروغین väärä hälytys fausse alerte אַזעָקַת שָׁווא झूठी चेतावनी lažna uzbuna vaklárma peringatan palsu gabb, tilefnislaus aðvörun falso allarme 誤警報 허위 신고[] netikras aliarmas viltus trauksme amaran palsu vals alarm falsk alarm fałszywy alarm falso alarme/rebate falso alarmă falsă ложная тревога planý poplach lažni preplah lažna uzbuna falskt alarm การเตือนหรือเอะอะโวยวายโดยไม่มีเหตุจริง sahte alârm 一場虛驚 фальшива тревога بے سبب خطرے کی گھنٹی báo động giả 一场虚惊
false start
in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated. verkeerde begin, ongelyke wegspring بِدايَة كاذِبَه أو غَير مَقْبولَه фал старт neplatný/špatný start tyvstart der Fehlstart άκυρη εκκίνηση (σε αγώνα στίβου) salida nula valelähe خطای شروع vilppilähtö faux départ זִינוּק פָּסוּל झूठी चाल krivi start, ponovljeni start hibás rajt start gagal þjófstart partenza falsa フライング 부정 출발 pirmalaikis/netaisyklingas startas priekšlaicīgs starts salah mula valse start tyvstart falstart falsa partida start greşit фальстарт neplatný štart neveljaven start loš start felstart, tjuvstart การปล่อยตัวการแข่งขันที่ผิดพลาดและต้องปล่อยตัวใหม่ hatalı çıkış 錯誤的起步 фальстарт دوڑ میں خلاف قاعدہ چل پڑنا xuất phát trước khi có hiệu lệnh 错误的起步
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