untruthful

[ uhn-trooth-fuhl ]

adjective

1. not truthful; wanting in veracity; diverging from or contrary to the truth; not corresponding with fact or reality.

untruthful

/ ʌnˈtruːθfʊl /

adjective

1. (of a person) given to lying
2. diverging from the truth; untrue

Derived Forms

• unˈtruthfully, adverb
• unˈtruthfulness, noun

Other Words From

• un·truthful·ly adverb
• un·truthful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of untruthful¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; un- ¹, truthful

Example Sentences

The notion of letting someone off the subpoena hook because they are unwilling to testify, or because they are untruthful, or both, is distasteful.

From Time

But, according to ADF, any conclusion Barrett wasn’t untruthful in previous testimony based on that webpage is incorrect.

From Washington Blade

“So I responded in what I thought was the most truthful or least untruthful manner, by saying, ‘No,’” he told Mitchell.

From The Daily Beast

He said it was the least “untruthful” response he could think of.

From The Daily Beast

Unfortunately, however, the legacy of Malcolm X was too often subject to unlawful, untruthful, and unfair reporting.

From The Daily Beast

Mendax is derived from splendide mendax, which is from Horace and means “nobly untruthful.”

From The Daily Beast

Then there is his reliance on sources who have proven time and again to be untruthful.

From The Daily Beast

Newspaper headlines are usually attractive enough, but shamefully untruthful.

From Project Gutenberg

She was ignorant because of lack of opportunity, untruthful because she was ignorant; she could not see the relations of things.

From Project Gutenberg

A third may be both inaccurate and untruthful, caring not so much for anything as to write his book.

From Project Gutenberg

These two children were full of vices—the little girl was untruthful, the boy brutish.

From Project Gutenberg

Kate had an untruthful nature and was given to prevari-Kate, so she got into trouble, and engaged an advo-Kate.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• deceitful
• deceptive
• false
• fraudulent
• misleading
• untrustworthy