Overview of adj false

The adj false has 10 senses

• false -- (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery")


• false, mistaken -- (arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation")


• false -- (erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm")


• false -- (deliberately deceptive; "false pretenses")


• delusive, false -- (inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes")


• fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated -- (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")


• false -- (designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom")


• false, off-key, sour -- (inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key")


• assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham -- (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")


• false, untrue -- ((used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue")

Overview of adv false

The adv false has 1 sense

• faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably, false -- (in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false")