Definition false in British English

▪ blatantly, completely, entirely, patently, totally, utterly

▪ accusation, allegation, assumption, belief, claim, description, impression, statement

Other ways of saying false

imitation made to look like something else, usually something more expensive: imitation leather

artificial made to have the same features or do the same job as something else that exists naturally: artificial cream/sweeteners/flavourings

fake made to look like something valuable or important, often in a way that is meant to trick people: fake jewellery or fur

forged made to look exactly like something valuable or important and used illegally to trick people: a forged signature/passport/painting

counterfeit made to look exactly like something valuable or important and used illegally to trick people: used especially for describing illegally produced money: counterfeit currency/traveller’s cheques

phoney (informal) used for describing behaviour and emotions that are not natural or sincere: He didn’t fool anyone with that phoney Italian accent.

bogus (informal) false and used for tricking people or pretending to be somebody you are not: bogus auto partsa bogus repairman

pirate used for describing copies of things such as books or videos that have been made and sold illegally: They were caught selling pirate copies of the album.