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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

not telling or containing the truth; dishonest or false;

e.g. Her statement was untruthful, and led everyone in the wrong direction.

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Similar Words

Dishonest

Erroneous

False

Glib

Inaccurate

Incorrect

Inexact

Insidious

Lying

Mendacious

Smooth-tongued

Subtile

Trickish

Unconfirmed

Unsound

Untrue

Untrustworthy

Wrong

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Opposite Words

Aboveboard

Accurate

Accurately

Authentic

Candid

Confirmed

Conscientious

Dependable

Direct

Earnest

Established

Ethical

Exact

Factual

Faithful

Faultless

Flawless

Forthright

Foursquare

Good

Honest

Honorable

Impeccable

Just

Letter-perfect

Moral

Open

Perfect

Plain

Plainspoken

Precise

Principled

Reliable

Responsible

Right

Right-minded

Righteous

Safe

Scrupulous

Secure

Sincere

Solid

Steady

Straight

Straightforward

Strict

Tested

Tried

Tried-and-true

True

Trustworthy

Trusty

Truthful

Upright

Upstanding

Valid

Veracious

Virtuous

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Related Words

Amiss

Artificial

Askew

Awry

Backhand

Backhanded

Beguiling

Counterfeit

Deceitful

Deceptive

Delusive

Dishonest

Distorted

Double

Double-faced

Erroneous

Fake

Fallacious

False

Feigned

Fictitious

Fraudulent

Furtive

Hypocrite

Hypocritical

Illusory

Insincere

Janus-faced

Jive

Left-handed

Lip

Made-up

Mealy

Mealymouthed

Mendacious

Phony

Shady

Shifty

Slippery

Sly

Slyly

Smooth-tongued

Sneaking

Sneaky

Specious

Spurious

Stealthy

Two

Two-faced

Unconfirmed

Unctuous

Unproven

Untested

Untrue

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