- false
- adj.1 not true, genuine or realVERBS▪ be, look, prove, soundADVERB▪ absolutely, completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly▪
The gossip about her later proved to be entirely false.
▪ simply▪This claim is simply false.
▪ certainly▪ blatantly, clearly, demonstrably, obviously, patently▪Their claim was patently false.
▪ knowingly▪The law can punish knowingly false statements.
PHRASES▪ true or false▪Lagos is the capital of Nigeria. True or false?
2 not showing your true feelingsVERBS▪ be, ring, sound▪Ella's enthusiasm rang false.
ADVERB▪ very▪ slightly▪Helen's voice sounded slightly false.
False is used with these nouns: ↑accusation, ↑address, ↑alarm, ↑alibi, ↑allegation, ↑analogy, ↑arrest, ↑assertion, ↑assumption, ↑beard, ↑belief, ↑bottom, ↑bravado, ↑ceiling, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑conclusion, ↑confession, ↑confidence, ↑consciousness, ↑dawn, ↑distinction, ↑doctrine, ↑document, ↑economy, ↑evidence, ↑expectation, ↑eyelash, ↑front, ↑god, ↑hope, ↑idea, ↑identity, ↑idol, ↑illusion, ↑image, ↑impression, ↑imprisonment, ↑information, ↑innocence, ↑interpretation, ↑invoice, ↑lead, ↑memory, ↑modesty, ↑moustache, ↑move, ↑nail, ↑name, ↑nose, ↑note, ↑notion, ↑optimism, ↑passport, ↑perception, ↑picture, ↑prediction, ↑presumption, ↑pretext, ↑promise, ↑prophecy, ↑prophet, ↑reading, ↑reassurance, ↑religion, ↑report, ↑representation, ↑rumour, ↑sincerity, ↑start, ↑statement, ↑step, ↑story, ↑suspicion, ↑testimony, ↑tooth, ↑trail
Collocations dictionary. 2013.