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'false' - used as an adjective
Synonyms for 'false'
1. not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
gave false testimony under oath
false tales of bravery
2. arising from error
a false assumption
3. erroneous and usually accidental
a false start
a false alarm
4. deliberately deceptive
false promises
false pretenses
5. inappropriate to reality or facts
false hopes
6. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
false teeth
7. designed to deceive
a suitcase with a false bottom
8. inaccurate in pitch
a false note
9. adopted in order to deceive
10. (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
a false friend

'false' - used as a adverb
11. in a disloyal and faithless manner
his wife played him false

derived forms
1. False / Comparitive
falser
2. False / Superlative
falsest
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