US /ʌnˈtɹuː/
adj Freq #16110

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not true to an obligation or trust

    They were untrue to their oath of membership.

  2. 2
    adj

    not according with the facts

    Unfortunately the statement was simply untrue.

  3. 3
    adj

    False; not true.

    She says that I stole her necklace, but that's completely untrue.

  4. 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
Word family
Derived forms untruism

Etymology

From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.

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