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[ uhn-trooth-fuhl ] / ʌnˈtruθ fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR untruthful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot truthful; wanting in veracity; diverging from or contrary to the truth; not corresponding with fact or reality. Origin of untruthfulMiddle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at un-1, truthful OTHER WORDS FROM untruthfulun·truth·ful·ly, adverbun·truth·ful·ness, nounWords nearby untruthfuluntroubled, untrue, untruss, untrustworthy, untruth, untruthful, untuck, untune, unturned, untutored, untwine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for untruthful“So I responded in what I thought was the most truthful or least untruthful manner, by saying, ‘No,’” he told Mitchell. Spy Chief: We Should’ve Told You We Track Your Calls|Eli Lake|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST He said it was the least “untruthful” response he could think of. Pentagon Papers’ James C. Goodale: The Outrageous NSA Opinion|James C. Goodale|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Unfortunately, however, the legacy of Malcolm X was too often subject to unlawful, untruthful, and unfair reporting. How Betty Shabazz Persevered After Her Husband, Malcolm X, Was Killed|Ilyasah Shabazz|February 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Then there is his reliance on sources who have proven time and again to be untruthful. Church of Scientology Details Error in Lawrence Wright’s Book|Karen Pouw|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
During the three-minute broadcast, Sandusky vilified his young accusers, calling them untruthful, dramatic, and attention seekers. Sandusky Lawyer Reveals Appeal Plan|Diane Dimond|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST She was ignorant because of lack of opportunity, untruthful because she was ignorant; she could not see the relations of things. The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts He will soon discover that you are untruthful and will never again trust you so fully. Study of Child Life|Marion Foster Washburne They are extortionate and untruthful, and their one set of harness and one tonga are as rotten as pears. From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling He must therefore have met, unfortunately, with untruthful angels. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy|Richard A. Proctor I myself, without half your temptations, was untruthful once. The Lowest Rung|Mary Cholmondeley
British Dictionary definitions for untruthful
adjective(of a person) given to lying diverging from the truth; untrue Derived forms of untruthfuluntruthfully, adverbuntruthfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to untruthfuldeceptive, deceitful, fraudulent, misleading, untrustworthy, false, cheating, corrupt, crooked, disreputable, double-dealing, lying, shady, shifty, sneaky, tricky, two-faced, two-timing, underhanded, sneaking |