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false adjective fals·er; fals·est 1 : not genuine : artificially made or assumed

2 : intentionally untrue

3 : adjusted or made so as to deceive <~ scales>

4 a : tending to mislead : DECEPTIVE <~ promises>

b : assumed or designed to deceive

5 : not true <~ concepts>

6 : not faithful or loyal : TREACHEROUS

7 : not essential or permanent <~ front>

8 : inaccurate in pitch

9 : based on mistaken ideas

— false·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] artificial, bogus, fake, imitation, mechanical, mock, phony, sham, synthetic, unnatural

[3, 4b] counterfeit, crooked, deceitful, dishonest, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious

[4a] deceitful, deceptive, misleading, specious—more at DECEPTIVE

[5] erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, untrue, wrong

Antonyms

accurate, correct, right, sound, true

[6] disloyal, faithless, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful

false·hood noun 1 : something that is untrue; especially : an untrue statement : LIE

2 : absence of truth or accuracy

3 : the practice of lying

Synonyms

error, fallacy, falsity, illusion, misconception, myth, old wives' tale, untruth—more at FALLACY

fabrication, fairy tale, falsity, fib, lie, mendacity, prevarication, story, tale, untruth, whopper—more at LIE

false·ness noun 1 : the quality or state of being false

2 : an instance of treachery : an act of perfidy or treason

Synonyms

[1] fallacy, falsity, untruth

[2] betrayal, disloyalty, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness—more at BETRAYAL

fal·set·to noun, plural -tos [ORIGIN: It, fr. dim. of falso false]

: an artificially high voice; especially : an artificial singing voice that overlaps and extends above the range of the full voice esp. of a tenor

fal·si·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to prove to be false

2 : to alter so as to deceive

3 : LIE; also : MISREPRESENT

— fal·si·fi·able adjective

— fal·si·fi·ca·tion noun

Synonyms

color, distort, garble, misinterpret, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp—more at GARBLE

fal·si·ty noun 1 : something false

2 : the quality or state of being false

Synonyms

[1] fallacy, falsehood, fib, lie, myth, tale, untruth

[2] betrayal, disloyalty, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness—more at BETRAYAL

fal·ter verb 1 : to move unsteadily : TOTTER

2 : to hesitate in speech : STAMMER

3 : to hesitate in purpose or action : WAVER

4 : to lose effectiveness

— fal·ter·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] seesaw, sway, teeter, totter, waver, wobble—more at TEETER

[3] hesitate, shilly-shally, teeter, vacillate, waver—more at HESITATE

fam abbreviation 1 familiar

2 family

fame noun : public reputation : RENOWN

Synonyms

celebrity, notoriety, renown

Antonyms

anonymity, obscurity

famed adjective : known widely and well

Synonyms

celebrated, famous, noted, prominent, renowned, well-known—more at FAMOUS

fa·mil·ial adjective 1 : of, relating to, or suggestive of a family

2 : tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone

1familiar noun 1 : an intimate associate

2 : a spirit held to attend and serve or guard a person

3 : one who frequents a place

Synonyms

comrade, friend, intimate—more at FRIEND

2familiar adjective 1 : closely acquainted : INTIMATE

2 : of or relating to a family

3 : INFORMAL

4 : overly free and unrestrained : PRESUMPTUOUS

5 : frequently seen or experienced

6 : of everyday occurrence

7 : having personal or intimate knowledge — often used with with

— fa·mil·iar·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] chummy, close, friendly, intimate, thick

Antonyms

distant

[4] bold, forward, free, immodest, presumptuous—more at PRESUMPTUOUS

[5] common, customary, everyday, frequent, ordinary, routine, usual—more at COMMON

[7] conversant, informed, knowledgeable, up-to-date

Antonyms

ignorant, unacquainted, unfamiliar, uninformed

fa·mil·iar·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : close friendship : INTIMACY

2 : INFORMALITY

3 : an unduly bold or forward act or expression : IMPROPRIETY

4 : close