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false

adverb
  1. in a disloyal and faithless manner
    treacherously
adjective
  1. (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection
    untrue
  2. arising from error
    “a false assumption”
    mistaken
  3. adopted in order to deceive
    fictiveassumedfictitiouspretendedput onsham
  4. inaccurate in pitch
    “a false (or sour) note”
    souroff-key
  5. designed to deceive
    “a suitcase with a false bottom”
  6. not genuine or real
    fakesimulatedfauximitation
  7. inappropriate to reality or facts
    delusive
  8. deliberately deceptive
    “false pretenses”
  9. not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
    “gave false testimony under oath”
  10. erroneous and usually accidental
    “a false start”