untrue

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Etymology

From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌnˈtɹuː/

Adjective

untrue

1. False; not true.

   Synonyms: false, inaccurate, incorrect, unveridical, wrong, Thesaurus:false

   Antonyms: true

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

2. Not faithful or loyal.

   Synonyms: false, perfidious, unfaithful

   Antonyms: faithful

Translations

• German: unwahr
• Italian: falso
• Portuguese: falso
• Spanish: falso, incorrecto, inexacto, fatulo (Puerto Rico)

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