false

false
adj.
1 not true, genuine or real
VERBS
▪ be, look, prove, sound
ADVERB
▪ 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 feelings
VERBS
▪ 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

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