unveracious
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not truthful; lacking veracity: "unveracious" describes a person, statement, or source that is dishonest or does not adhere to the truth.
- False or inaccurate: It can also refer to information or accounts that are not in accordance with facts.
Usage Examples
- (The witness was not truthful.)
- (Her claims were false and inaccurate.)
- (A report lacking truthfulness.)
Advanced Usage
"unveracious account": a narrative or description that is deliberately or unintentionally false.
- The historian dismissed the diary as an unveracious account of the war. (The diary was not reliable or truthful.)
"unveracious nature": the inherent quality of being dishonest or deceptive.
- The unveracious nature of the advertisement led to a consumer complaint. (The advertisement was fundamentally deceptive.)
Variants and Related Words
Unveracity (noun): the quality or state of being untruthful.
- The unveracity of his statements was exposed under cross-examination. (His statements lacked truth.)
Veracious (adj): truthful; honest (the opposite of unveracious).
- A veracious witness is essential for a fair trial. (A truthful witness.)
Synonyms
- Dishonest: not truthful; inclined to lie or cheat.
- Untruthful: not telling the truth; false.
- Mendacious: given to lying; deliberately deceptive (more formal).
- Fabricated: made up with the intent to deceive.
Antonyms
- Veracious: truthful and accurate.
- Truthful: telling or expressing the truth.
- Honest: free of deceit; sincere.
Related Idioms
A pack of lies: a set of false statements (used to describe unveracious claims).
- His entire defense was a pack of lies. (Everything he said was unveracious.)
To stretch the truth: to exaggerate or distort facts (often implying mild unveracity).
- She stretched the truth about her qualifications, making her resume unveracious. (She exaggerated her credentials.)