untrue

adjective/ʌnˈtruː/CEFR B2

অসত্য; বিশ্বাসঘাতক

Meaning

Not true, or not loyal.

Example sentences

  • The allegation is completely untrue.অভিযোগটি সম্পূর্ণ অসত্য।
  • He was untrue to his promise.সে নিজের প্রতিশ্রুতি রাখেনি।

Common phrases with “untrue”

  • completely untrueসম্পূর্ণ অসত্য
  • untrue to his wordকথা না রাখা
  • an untrue statementঅসত্য বিবৃতি

A common mistake

He gave an untrue passport at the counter.→He gave a false passport at the counter.

Untrue describes statements and loyalty. Objects that are fakes are false or forged — a false passport, false teeth, a false name. Only false covers both meanings.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: false, inaccurate

Antonyms: true

Similar words, and what each means

  • false

    মিথ্যা, ভুল

    Not true or not correct.

  • inaccurate

    ভুল, নির্ভুল নয় এমন

    Containing mistakes or not exactly right.

Other English words for “অসত্য; বিশ্বাসঘাতক”

  • untruth

    A statement that is not true; a polite word for a lie.

  • disloyal

    Not faithful to a person, group or country.

Opposite words

  • true

    সত্য, সঠিক

    Based on fact; correct or real.

“untrue” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • "Sir, I have a doubt." In a Bangladeshi classroom it means "I have a question." To an English speaker it means you suspect something is untrue — you doubt the teacher.

    English Phrases for the Classroom →

  • It is a lovely idea and it is largely untrue. Almost every star visible to the naked eye lies within a few thousand light years, and stars live for millions or billions of years — so the light is old, but the star is nearly always still there. The thought holds for distant galaxies, not for the familiar night sky.

    starlight — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “untrue” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • পর্যবেক্ষণশীল, খুঁটিয়ে দেখে এমন
    • • অসত্য; বিশ্বাসঘাতক
    • • গর্ভবতী, অন্তঃসত্ত্বা
    • • ভারী, কষ্টকর
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    অসত্য; বিশ্বাসঘাতক — untrue (adjective) — অসত্য; বিশ্বাসঘাতক. Not true, or not loyal.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “untrue”?

    • • false
    • • peculiar
    • • indignant
    • • zigzag
    Show the answer

    false — false — মিথ্যা, ভুল. Not true or not correct.

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