1. (

• false

) not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" ;

2. (

• false ,
• mistaken

) arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" ;

3. (

• false

) erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm" ;

4. (

• false

) deliberately deceptive; "false pretenses" ;

5. (

• delusive ,
• false

) inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes" ;

6. (

• fake ,
• false ,
• faux ,
• imitation ,
• simulated

) not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" ;

7. (

• false

) designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom" ;

8. (

• false ,
• off-key ,
• sour

) inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" ;

9. (

• assumed ,
• false ,
• fictitious ,
• fictive ,
• pretended ,
• put_on ,
• sham

) adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" ;

10. (

• false ,
• untrue

) (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" ;

1. (

• faithlessly ,
• traitorously ,
• treacherously ,
• treasonably ,
• false

) in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" ;