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Not in accordance with the truth or facts

Not real or genuine but intended to seem so

Being an imitative version or copy of something

Being the result of misguidance or a delusion

Unnatural or artificial in one's mannerisms or behavior

Unfaithful or without loyalty

Lacking sense or sound reasoning

Imaginary, not based in reality

Harmful to a reputation due to being untrue

Unsuitable or inappropriate or a given purpose or situation

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically

Ambiguous in nature, typically as an avoidance tactic

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Adjective

Not in accordance with the truth or facts

misrepresentative

contrary to fact

unsubstantiated

without foundation

wide of the mark

economical with the truth

not backed up by evidence

unauthenticated

hard to swallow

open to question

unauthorized^US

out of the ordinary

without justification

unauthorised^UK

not trustworthy

larger-than-life

without explanation

wrongly inferred

product of someone's imagination

unstraightforward

seemingly correct

out of commission

on the wrong track

plausible but wrong

apparently right

wrongly identified

labouring under a misapprehension

barking up wrong tree

barking up the wrong tree

without substantiation

self-contradictory

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“Unproven claims cleverly mask the truth with false doctrines that distort unsuspecting perceptions of reality.”

Adjective

Not real or genuine but intended to seem so

“An out-of-state individual caught with false identification in New Jersey will have his or her driving privileges in NJ suspended or postponed.”

Adjective

Being an imitative version or copy of something

to all intents and purposes

not found in nature

not existing in nature

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“Giselle blinked with her long, false eyelashes, then began to lead the way.”

Adjective

Being the result of misguidance or a delusion

phantasmagorical

phantasmagorial

phantasmagorian

hard to swallow

castles in the air

out of this world

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“The study reveals the life and surroundings of a community lulled into a false sense of security.”

Adjective

Unnatural or artificial in one's mannerisms or behavior

not what it is cracked up to be

not found in nature

not existing in nature

to all intents and purposes

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“The smallest things can make the most impact, be it a leaf in the wind or the fragile expression of a false smile.”

Adjective

Unfaithful or without loyalty

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

not to be depended on

not to be trusted

economical with the truth

snake in the grass

misrepresenting

against the law

terminologically inexact

not entirely truthful

not trustworthy

committing perjury

commiting perjury

swearing falsely

like a snake in the grass

bearing false witness

extracurricular

devoid of validity

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

unsportsmanlike

sticky-fingered

unconscientious

against the rules

nimble-fingered

under-the-table

under the table

cloak-and-dagger

beyond contempt

under the counter

open to bribery

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

good-for-nothing

intentionally misleading

of bad reputation

gone to the dogs

of dubious character

potentially illegal

not quite right

not to be relied upon

in the doghouse

crazy like a fox

hole-and-corner

playing politics

not straightforward

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“Yet another false lover has left me believing that love is a lie.”

Adjective

Lacking sense or sound reasoning

inconsequential

without foundation

self-contradictory

not making sense

beyond the bounds of possibility

unsubstantiated

lacking substance

won't hold water

hard to swallow

hard to believe

difficult to believe

scarcely credible

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

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Adjective

Imaginary, not based in reality

out of this world

imperceptible to the touch

fool's paradise

created out of thin air

all in the mind

all in one's head

figment of imagination

product of someone's imagination

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Adjective

Harmful to a reputation due to being untrue

misrepresentative

unsubstantiated

uncomplimentary

politically incorrect

scandalmongering

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

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Adjective

Unsuitable or inappropriate or a given purpose or situation

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

lacking in propriety

not good enough

disproportionate

beyond the pale

out of character

inappropriate to

uncomplimentary

not up to scratch

not designed for

not up to snuff

not recommended

out of its element

out of place with

out of character with

not good enough for

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

like a fish out of water

bright and early

badly thought-out

poorly thought-out

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Adjective

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically

holier-than-thou

to keep up appearances

too good to be true

for form's sake

schoolmasterist

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Adjective

Ambiguous in nature, typically as an avoidance tactic

circumlocutionary

difficult to track down

difficult to catch

always on the move

difficult to find

hard to pin down

misrepresentative

unstraightforward

contrary to fact

seemingly correct

apparently right

plausible but wrong

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