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untrue
adjective · Say it: un-TROO
What it means
Foundationfalse or not correct
The rumour that school would close for a week turned out to be untrue.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- false
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- wrong
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- accurate
- correct
- true
More examples
- It is untrue that goldfish only remember things for three seconds.
Where the word comes from
From 'un-' meaning not, plus 'true'.
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