untrue C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ʌnˈtɹuː/ See IPA manual Freq #16110 Meanings 1 adj not true to an obligation or trust They were untrue to their oath of membership. 2 adj not according with the facts Unfortunately the statement was simply untrue. 3 adj False; not true. She says that I stole her necklace, but that's completely untrue. 4 adj Not faithful or loyal. Now you say you're sorry / For being so untrue / Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · false; not true. falseinaccurateincorrectunveridicalwrong 4 adj · not faithful or loyal. bookydastardlydislealdisloyaldouble-crossingdouble-dealingdouble-faceddouble-hearted More bastardcounterfactualerroneousfallaciousfictitiousinventednonfactualnontruenontruthful ↔ Opposites accuratecorrectfactualrighttruetruthfulveraciousveridical Word family Derived forms untruism Related forms absurdartificialfakefalsehoodnonsensetruth Common collocations simply untrue Adverb + adjective Etymology From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # untrue **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈtɹuː/ **Frequency rank:** 16110 ## Meanings 1. not true to an obligation or trust 2. not according with the facts 3. False; not true. 4. Not faithful or loyal. ## Examples - They were untrue to their oath of membership. - Unfortunately the statement was simply untrue. - She says that I stole her necklace, but that's completely untrue. - Now you say you're sorry / For being so untrue / Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river. ## Synonyms - bastard - counterfactual - erroneous - fallacious - false - fictitious - inaccurate - incorrect - invented - nonfactual - nontrue - nontruthful ## Antonyms - accurate - correct - factual - right - true - truthful - veracious - veridical ## Derived Forms - untruism ## Related Forms - absurd - artificial - fake - falsehood - nonsense - truth ## Etymology From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown