1
as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
"the sky is purple" is an untrue statement
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2
as in false
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
untrue to his country in its time of need
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Recent Examples of untrue
Others have suggested Rodney Hinton himself was the victim of a police shooting, which also is untrue.
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
This, however, was determined to be untrue, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
The right-wing media complex has a disproportionate presence and is populated by extreme personalities who have no problem embracing nonsense AI imagery and flagrantly untrue reporting that fits their agenda.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Indeed, Richard Condrey, who as an ecologist at Louisiana State University in the 1980s led the panel that set national redfish policy, notes that the whole idea that land loss must trigger a collapse in fish stocks remains speculative—not untrue, necessarily, just difficult to prove.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
This, however, was determined to be untrue, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
The right-wing media complex has a disproportionate presence and is populated by extreme personalities who have no problem embracing nonsense AI imagery and flagrantly untrue reporting that fits their agenda.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Indeed, Richard Condrey, who as an ecologist at Louisiana State University in the 1980s led the panel that set national redfish policy, notes that the whole idea that land loss must trigger a collapse in fish stocks remains speculative—not untrue, necessarily, just difficult to prove.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrue
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Facing mounting pressure and a Supreme Court order, the Trump administration returned him this month to face the smuggling charges, which Abrego Garcia’s attorneys characterized as an attempt to justify his erroneous deportation.—
Ben Finley,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Kavanaugh stressed that the Court needs to remain active in taking cases and issuing stays in order to avoid letting erroneous injunctions remain in place for years on end.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration report said that driver also made a false report related to hours of service.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2025
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His claims are false and do not reflect accountability for the impact of his actions on the community.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
3 July 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, though Republican leaders dismissed the projection as inaccurate.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
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And finding those homes proved challenging because many records were missing or inaccurate — some handwritten on notecards dating to the early 1900s.—
Michael Phillis,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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Michael Fassbender plays a British intelligence officer tasked with finding who leaked a top-secret software program and betrayed their country, and the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes his own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Smith made out their former collaborators to be ungrateful and traitorous, and the kids weren't given the space to question her command.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Rumors the man lost a limb are incorrect, friends of the victim with Raw Surf posted on the business' Facebook page.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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An online commercial real estate site, LoopNet.com, still showed the theater property as up for auction Thursday, but Robinson said the listing is incorrect.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Prosecutors in the case called for Clayton to be jailed for 10 years, but the defense argued for acquittal –– saying the woman’s testimony had many questions and was unreliable, according to NHK.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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Minimizing unplanned downtime can deliver an impact that becomes amplified when external supply chains are unreliable.—
Ed Garibian,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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However, according to the Baseball Rules Academy, the umpires got the call wrong.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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One of the company’s big assumptions about the phone had turned out to be wrong.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/untrue. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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