| false | | |
| adj. | 1. false | not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality.; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" |
| ~ incorrect, wrong | not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" |
| ~ counterfeit, imitative | not genuine; imitating something superior.; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
| ~ dishonest, dishonorable | deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. |
| ~ insincere | lacking sincerity.; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" |
| ~ mendacious | intentionally untrue.; "a mendacious statement" |
| ~ specious, spurious | plausible but false.; "a specious claim"; "spurious inferences" |
| ~ trumped-up | concocted with intent to deceive.; "trumped-up charges" |
| ~ untrue | not according with the facts.; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue" |
| adj. | 2. false, mistaken | arising from error.; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" |
| ~ incorrect, wrong | not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" |
| adj. | 3. false | erroneous and usually accidental.; "a false start"; "a false alarm" |
| ~ invalid | having no cogency or legal force.; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" |
| adj. | 4. false | deliberately deceptive.; "false pretenses" |
| ~ insincere | lacking sincerity.; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" |
| adj. | 5. delusive, false | inappropriate to reality or facts.; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes" |
| ~ unrealistic | not realistic.; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" |
| adj. | 6. fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article.; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" |
| ~ artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature.; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
| adj. | 7. false | designed to deceive.; "a suitcase with a false bottom" |
| ~ dishonest, dishonorable | deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. |
| adj. | 8. false, off-key, sour | inaccurate in pitch.; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" |
| ~ inharmonious, unharmonious | not in harmony. |
| adj. | 9. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham | adopted in order to deceive.; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" |
| ~ counterfeit, imitative | not genuine; imitating something superior.; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
| adj. | 10. false, untrue | (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful.; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" |
| ~ inconstant | likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable.; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon" |
| adv. | 11. faithlessly, false, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably | in a disloyal and faithless manner.; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" |
| lie | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. lie, prevarication | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth. |
| ~ falsehood, untruth, falsity | a false statement. |
| ~ fib, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tale, story | a trivial lie.; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" |
| ~ jactitation | (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law). |
| ~ whopper, walloper | a gross untruth; a blatant lie. |
| ~ white lie | an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite). |
| n. (person) | 2. lie, trygve halvden lie, trygve lie | Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968). |
| ~ diplomat, diplomatist | an official engaged in international negotiations. |
| n. (location) | 3. lie | position or manner in which something is situated. |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| v. (stative) | 4. lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| ~ nestle | lie in a sheltered position.; "The little cottage nestles in the forest" |
| ~ intervene | be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events.; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened" |
| ~ top | be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point.; "A star tops the Christmas Tree" |
| ~ mediate | occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others.; "mediate between the old and the new" |
| ~ ride | lie moored or anchored.; "Ship rides at anchor" |
| ~ lap | lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another. |
| ~ focalise, focalize, localise, localize | concentrate on a particular place or spot.; "The infection has localized in the left eye" |
| ~ slant | lie obliquely.; "A scar slanted across his face" |
| ~ precede, predate | come before.; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" |
| ~ underlie | lie underneath. |
| ~ cap, crest | lie at the top of.; "Snow capped the mountains" |
| ~ front, face, look | be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to.; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" |
| ~ back | be in back of.; "My garage backs their yard" |
| ~ flank | be located at the sides of something or somebody. |
| ~ head | be in the front of or on top of.; "The list was headed by the name of the president" |
| ~ overtop, command, overlook, dominate | look down on.; "The villa dominates the town" |
| ~ line, run along | be in line with; form a line along.; "trees line the riverbank" |
| ~ orient, point | be oriented.; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" |
| ~ look across, look out on, look out over, overlook | be oriented in a certain direction.; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" |
| ~ rest, lie | have a place in relation to something else.; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" |
| v. (contact) | 5. lie | be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position.; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" |
| ~ sun, sunbathe | expose one's body to the sun. |
| ~ sprawl | sit or lie with one's limbs spread out. |
| ~ recumb, recline, repose | lean in a comfortable resting position.; "He was reposing on the couch" |
| ~ overlie | lie upon; lie on top of.; "the granite overlies the older rocks" |
| ~ lie awake | lie without sleeping.; "She was so worried, she lay awake all night long" |
| ~ repose | lie when dead.; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum" |
| ~ bask | be exposed.; "The seals were basking in the sun" |
| ~ lie down, lie | assume a reclining position.; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" |
| ~ lie down, lie | assume a reclining position.; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" |
| v. (stative) | 6. consist, dwell, lie, lie in | originate (in).; "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" |
| ~ exist, be | have an existence, be extant.; "Is there a God?" |
| v. (stative) | 7. lie | be and remain in a particular state or condition.; "lie dormant" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (communication) | 8. lie | tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive.; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" |
| ~ misinform, mislead | give false or misleading information to. |
| ~ romance | tell romantic or exaggerated lies.; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country" |
| ~ perjure | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury. |
| ~ fib | tell a relatively insignificant lie.; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying" |
| v. (stative) | 9. lie, rest | have a place in relation to something else.; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| v. (motion) | 10. lie, lie down | assume a reclining position.; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" |
| ~ lie | be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position.; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" |
| ~ change posture | undergo a change in bodily posture. |
| ~ stretch out, stretch | lie down comfortably.; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" |
| ~ charge | lie down on command, of hunting dogs. |
| ~ bow down, prostrate | get into a prostrate position, as in submission. |
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