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1. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality.
Synonyms
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with False
- waltz
How do you pronounce false?
Pronounce false as fɔls.
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Quotes about false
1. Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart.
- Thomas Shadwell
2. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet
3. Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.
- Agnes Repplier
2. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] arising from error.
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] deliberately deceptive.
Antonyms
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur".
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] inaccurate in pitch.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] inappropriate to reality or facts.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] designed to deceive.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful.
Synonyms
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] adopted in order to deceive.
Synonyms
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. false
adjective. ['ˈfɔls'] erroneous and usually accidental.
Antonyms
Etymology
- false (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fals (Old English (ca. 450-1100))