- untruthful
adj. untruthful about
* * *[ʌn'truːθf(ə)l]untruthfulabout
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
untruthful
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Untruthful — Un*truth ful, a. Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact. {Un*truth ful*ly}, adv. {Un*truth ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
untruthful — index dishonest, disingenuous, disreputable, evasive, fraudulent, lying, machiavellian, mendacious, pe … Law dictionary
untruthful — lying, mendacious, *dishonest, deceitful Analogous words: *false, wrong: *misleading, deceptive, delusive, delusory Antonyms: truthful Contrasted words: honest, *upright, scrupulous: veracious (see corresponding noun at TRUTH) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
untruthful — [adj] dishonest bluffing, cheating, corrupt, crooked, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, disreputable, double crossing, doubledealing, false, fraudulent, lying, misleading, shady, shifty, sneaking, sneaky, tricky, twofaced*, two timing*,… … New thesaurus
untruthful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not truthful. DERIVATIVES untruthfully adverb untruthfulness noun … English terms dictionary
untruthful — [untro͞oth′fəl] adj. 1. not in accordance with the truth; untrue 2. a) telling a lie b) given to telling untruths; likely to tell lies SYN. DISHONEST untruthfully adv. untruthfulness n … English World dictionary
untruthful — [[t]ʌ̱ntru͟ːθfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is untruthful or if they say untruthful things, they are dishonest and say things that they know are not true. He must not be untruthful, or a coward... Some people may be tempted to give untruthful… … English dictionary
untruthful — adjective 1) the answers may be untruthful Syn: false, untrue, fabricated, made up, invented, trumped up; erroneous, wrong, incorrect, inaccurate, fallacious, fictitious 2) an untruthful person Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
untruthful — adjective Date: circa 1843 not containing or telling the truth ; false, inaccurate < an untruthful report > Synonyms: see dishonest • untruthfully adverb • untruthfulness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
untruthful report — index canard, fiction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
