untruthful
adjective
un·truth·ful
ˌən-ˈtrüth-fəl 
: not containing or telling the truth : false, inaccurate
an untruthful report
untruthfulness
noun
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Examples of untruthful in a Sentence
an unintentionally untruthful statement that the candidate later corrected
the political action committee was slammed for spreading untruthful smears about the candidate and his wife
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However, Miranda, Assad, and Arroyo routinely failed in their obligations to cooperate with the investigation by delaying responses, refusing to provide certain information or documents, and providing inconsistent or untruthful responses.
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Phelan, largely brushing off Covey's attacks as politically motivated and untruthful, has stuck to his reputation of having represented the district through several election cycles, running unopposed over the past several, and his work to advance border security legislation and funding last year.
—Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 20 May 2024
Our choice is the person who says the most outrageous, offensive and untruthful things, or the person who is subjected to those insults and lies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
This comes after Adrian Houser was moved to the bullpen after a poor start to the season, after Edwin Diaz was briefly taken out of the closer role and after and Jorge Lopez was designated for assignment for being untruthful and unremorseful in controversial postgame remarks last week.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Phelan, largely brushing off Covey's attacks as politically motivated and untruthful, has stuck to his reputation of having represented the district through several election cycles, running unopposed over the past several, and his work to advance border security legislation and funding last year.
—Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 20 May 2024
Our choice is the person who says the most outrageous, offensive and untruthful things, or the person who is subjected to those insults and lies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
This comes after Adrian Houser was moved to the bullpen after a poor start to the season, after Edwin Diaz was briefly taken out of the closer role and after and Jorge Lopez was designated for assignment for being untruthful and unremorseful in controversial postgame remarks last week.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
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“Untruthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untruthful. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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untruthful
adjective
un·truth·ful
ˌən-ˈtrüth-fəl
ˈən-
: not containing or telling the truth : false, inaccurate
untruthful reports
untruthfulness
noun
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