untruthfully

Thân thiện

I answered him untruthfully, saying I had already finished the work.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a manner that is not truthful or honest: The word "untruthfully" describes the way an action is performed when it involves deception, falsehood, or a lack of truth.
   • In a mendacious manner: It means speaking or acting in a way that intentionally deviates from the truth.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • He answered the question untruthfully to avoid getting into trouble.
  • The witness was accused of testifying untruthfully under oath.

Advanced Usage

• "to speak untruthfully": to communicate in a dishonest way.
  • Politicians who speak untruthfully often lose the public's trust.
• "to act untruthfully": to behave in a deceptive manner.
  • The company acted untruthfully about the product's safety features.

Variants and Related Words

• Untruthful (adjective): not truthful; dishonest.
  • She gave an untruthful account of the events.
• Untruth (noun): a false statement; a lie.
  • His story was full of untruths.

Synonyms

• Dishonestly: In a deceitful or fraudulent manner.
• Falsely: In an incorrect or untruthful way.
• Mendaciously: In a lying or deceitful manner.

Antonyms

• Truthfully: In a honest and accurate manner.
• Honestly: In a fair and truthful way.
• Sincerely: In a genuine and honest manner.

Related Phrases

• To be untruthful: The state or act of not telling the truth.
  • It is wrong to be untruthful to your friends.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a mendacious and untruthful manner
   • I told him, quite untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mendaciously