Untrue Meaning
/ʌnˈtɹuː/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFalse; not true.
adjNot faithful or loyal.
Sentence Examples
The rumor, after all, turned out untrue.
You don’t like cats and that is untrue.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The claim made by the politician was completely ____ and based on deliberate lies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Many of the rumors about the company's financial state were eventually shown to be completely ____ by the experts today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""I know it is true, for an untrue word never passed her lips.""
— 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 11:
"This statement is untrue."
— 2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 264:
"The service aggressively maintained its position until I produced evidence proving it was untrue - including a recording of one of the calls with a senior MI5 officer."
— 2025 July 6, Daniel De Simone, “How MI5 piled falsehood on falsehood in court in the case of a spy who abused women”, in BBC News, retrieved 06 Jul 2025:
"Now you say you're sorry / For being so untrue / Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river"
— 1953, Arthur Hamilton, “Cry Me a River”:
"Let me be the one you come running to / I'll never be untrue"
— 1971, “Let's Stay Together”, performed by Al Green:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The claim made by the politician was completely ____ and based on deliberate lies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Many of the rumors about the company's financial state were eventually shown to be completely ____ by the experts today.