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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
"the sky is purple" is an untrue statement
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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
Even if untrue, the mere allegation will expose those companies to further solicitation, as there is rarely a deal in which only a single bribe is requested or required.
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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
All board members were fully informed of this decision and present during these discussions, and any claims to the contrary are simply untrue.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
But Platt’s supporters said that was untrue and defended his leadership of the city’s 4,000-plus employees.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
The narrative about Kurds implementing multi-ethnic, feminist, and open-minded governing systems in Iraq and Syria, allied with the West in the fight against ISIS, is untrue.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for untrue
Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
All board members were fully informed of this decision and present during these discussions, and any claims to the contrary are simply untrue.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
But Platt’s supporters said that was untrue and defended his leadership of the city’s 4,000-plus employees.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
The narrative about Kurds implementing multi-ethnic, feminist, and open-minded governing systems in Iraq and Syria, allied with the West in the fight against ISIS, is untrue.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrue
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The erroneous deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was first reported by The Atlantic.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, navigating this situation requires caution to ensure compliance with employment laws and to avoid making erroneous assumptions without having all the facts.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Nothing progressive or compassionate about continuing that false hope which attracts people to make those journeys.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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In the case against Allied Van Lines Moving and Storage, the larger Allied Van Lines Inc. accused the defendant of trademark infringement, false descriptions, federal trademark dilution, cybersquatting, injury to its business reputation and dilution, and misappropriation and unfair competition.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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By contrast, Russia’s own inertial guidance backups tend to be inaccurate.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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In addition, prosecutors told their supervisors in a memo that the show had edited footage of the investigation out of chronological order, generating an inaccurate depiction of what happened.—
Jessica Lussenhop,
ProPublica,
29 Mar. 2025
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Foreign military interventions can change victims from being viewed as a nuisance into being seen as powerful and traitorous enemies, potentially capable of exacting revenge, seizing power, or breaking away from the state.—
Benjamin A. Valentino,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Oct. 2011
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But what will their first move as a traitorous duo be?—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Although some posters online have suggested the streetlamp are emitting ultraviolet or black light, that's incorrect, Davis said.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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When that happens, inferring eligibility based on the tax unit claiming the child would be incorrect.—
Elaine Maag,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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There are several advanced monitoring components: • Outlier Detection: Flags anomalous predictions that may be unreliable for production use, particularly important given the noisy nature of real-world data.—
Neel Sendas,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Is Demko too unreliable with his health that his cap hit would be better spent upgrading the forward group?—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the case of the Ruscha photographs, computer vision was simply wrong.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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It’s been more than two years since a fiery derailment in rural Ohio made Norfolk Southern and the village of East Palestine household names for all the wrong reasons.—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrue. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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