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Definitions for False

[1] not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
[2] uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness.
[3] not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend.
[4] tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive: a false impression.
[5] not genuine; counterfeit.
[6] based on mistaken, erroneous, or inconsistent impressions, ideas, or facts: false pride.
[7] used as a substitute or supplement, especially temporarily: false supports for a bridge.
[8] Biology . having a superficial resemblance to something that properly bears the name: the false acacia.
[9] not properly, accurately, or honestly made, done, or adjusted: a false balance.
[10] inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note.
[11] dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously: Did he speak false against me?
[12] play someone false , to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless.
[13] not in accordance with the truth or facts
[14] irregular or invalid a false start
[15] untruthful or lying a false account
[16] not genuine, real, or natural; artificial; fake false eyelashes
[17] being or intended to be misleading or deceptive a false rumour
[18] disloyal or treacherous a false friend
[19] based on mistaken or irrelevant ideas or facts false pride ; a false argument
[20] (prenominal) (esp of plants) superficially resembling the species specified false hellebore
[21] serving to supplement or replace, often temporarily a false keel
[22] music (of a note, interval, etc) out of tune (of the interval of a perfect fourth or fifth) decreased by a semitone (of a cadence) interrupted or imperfect
[23] in a false or dishonest manner (esp in the phrase play (someone ) false )

Words related to False

fake, untrue, distorted, mistaken, improper, erroneous, fanciful, untruthful, incorrect, deceitful, invalid, fictitious, bogus, misleading, faulty, inaccurate, spurious, phony, specious, unfounded

Words nearby False

fallow, fallow deer, falls, fallujah, falmouth, false, false acacia, false alarm, false aloe, false anemia, false aneurysm

Origin of False

before 1000; Middle English, Old English fals < Latin falsus feigned, false, orig. past participle of fallere to deceive; reinforced by or reborrowed from Anglo-French, Old French fals, feminine false < Latin

Other words from False

false·ly , adverb
false·ness , noun
half-false , adjective
qua·si-false , adjective
qua·si-false·ly , adverb

Word origin for False

Old English fals , from Latin falsus , from fallere to deceive

Synonyms for False

bogus, deceitful, dishonest, distorted, erroneous, fake, fanciful, faulty, fictitious, fraudulent, improper, inaccurate, incorrect, invalid, misleading, mistaken, phony, specious, spurious, unfounded, unreal, untrue, untruthful, apocryphal, beguiling, casuistic, concocted, contrary to fact, cooked-up, counterfactual, deceiving, delusive, ersatz, fallacious, fishy, illusive, imaginary, inexact, lying, mendacious, misrepresentative, off the mark, sham, sophistical, trumped up, unsound