Truth vs. False — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Truth and False
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Truth
Truth is the property of being in accord with fact or reality. In everyday language, truth is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as beliefs, propositions, and declarative sentences.Truth is usually held to be the opposite of falsehood.
False
Contrary to fact or truth
False tales of bravery.
Truth
Conformity to fact or actuality
Does this story have any truth?.
False
Deliberately untrue
Delivered false testimony under oath.
Truth
Reality; actuality
In truth, he was not qualified for the job.
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False
Arising from mistaken ideas
False hopes of writing a successful novel.
Truth
The reality of a situation
The truth is, she respects your work.
False
Intentionally deceptive
A suitcase with a false bottom.
False promises.
Truth
A statement proven to be or accepted as true
Truths about nature.
False
Not keeping faith; treacherous
A false friend.
Truth
Such statements considered as a group
Researchers in pursuit of truth.
False
Not genuine or real
False teeth.
False documents.
Truth
Sincerity; integrity
The truth of his intentions.
False
Erected temporarily, as for support during construction.
Truth
Fidelity to an original or standard
The truth of the copy.
False
Resembling but not accurately or properly designated as such
A false thaw in January.
The false dawn peculiar to the tropics.
Truth
Theology & Philosophy That which is considered to be the ultimate ground of reality.
False
(Music) Of incorrect pitch.
Truth
(Logic) The positive (true) truth-value.
False
Unwise; imprudent
Don't make a false move or I'll shoot.
Truth
True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
The truth is that our leaders knew a lot more than they were letting on.
False
(Computers) Indicating one of two possible values taken by a variable in Boolean logic or a binary device.
Truth
Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.
There was some truth in his statement that he had no other choice.
False
In a treacherous or faithless manner
Play a person false.
Truth
The state or quality of being true to someone or something.
Truth to one's own feelings is all-important in life.
False
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
Truth
(archaic) Faithfulness, fidelity.
False
Based on factually incorrect premises.
False legislation, false punishment
Truth
(obsolete) A pledge of loyalty or faith.
False
Spurious, artificial.
False teeth
Truth
Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc.
False
(logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.}}
Truth
That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality.
The truth is what is.
Alcoholism and redemption led me finally to truth.
False
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
A false witness
Truth
(countable) Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom.
Hunger and jealousy are just eternal truths of human existence.
False
Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
A false friend, lover, or subject;
False to promises
Truth
Topness; the property of a truth quark.
False
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
A false conclusion;
A false construction in grammar
Truth
(games) In the game truth or dare, the choice to truthfully answer a question put forth.
When asked truth or dare, he picked truth.
False
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
Truth
To assert as true; to declare; to speak truthfully.
False
Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
False scorpion (an arachnid)
False killer whale (a dolphin)
Truth
To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy.
False
(music) Out of tune.
Truth
To tell the truth.
False
To incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signal.
Truth
The quality or being true; as: - (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.
False
(obsolete) To violate, to betray (a promise, an agreement, one’s faith, etc.).
Truth
Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like.
Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of the ironwork.
False
(obsolete) To counterfeit, to forge.
Truth
That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality.
Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.
I long to know the truth here of at large.
The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a legitimate deduction from all the facts which are truly material.
False
(obsolete) To make false, to corrupt from something true or real.
Truth
Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
Alas! they had been friends in youth,But whispering tongues can poison truth.
False
In a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely.
Truth
A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the like; as, the great truths of morals.
Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth.
False
One of two options on a true-or-false test.
The student received a failing grade for circling every true and false on her quiz.
Truth
The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity.
If this will not suffice, it must appearThat malice bears down truth.
False
Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.
Truth
Righteousness; true religion.
Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.
He that doeth truth cometh to the light.
False
Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
I to myself was false, ere thou to me.
Truth
To assert as true; to declare.
Had they [the ancients] dreamt this, they would have truthed it heaven.
False
Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
Truth
A fact that has been verified;
At last he knew the truth
The truth is the he didn't want to do it
False
Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.
False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
Truth
Conformity to reality or actuality;
They debated the truth of the proposition
The situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat
He was famous for the truth of his portraits
He turned to religion in his search for eternal verities
False
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.
Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
Truth
A true statement;
He told the truth
He thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it
False
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
Truth
The quality of nearness to the truth or the true value;
He was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass
The lawyer questioned the truth of my account
False
Not in tune.
Truth
United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
False
Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
False
To report falsely; to falsify.
False
To betray; to falsify.
[He] hath his truthe falsed in this wise.
False
To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.
In his falsed fancy.
False
To feign; to pretend to make.
False
Not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality;
Gave false testimony under oath
False tales of bravery
False
Arising from error;
A false assumption
A mistaken view of the situation
False
Erroneous and usually accidental;
A false start
A false alarm
False
Deliberately deceptive;
Hollow (or false) promises
False pretenses
False
Inappropriate to reality or facts;
Delusive faith in a wonder drug
Delusive expectations
False hopes
False
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
False
Designed to deceive;
A suitcase with a false bottom
False
Inaccurate in pitch;
A false (or sour) note
Her singing was off key
False
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
False
(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful;
A false friend
When lovers prove untrue
False
In a disloyal and faithless manner;
He behaved treacherously
His wife played him false
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