falsely

adverb19 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8

incorrectly indicating that a condition is not present (e.g., in a medical test)

incorrectly presented as larger or more important than is true

appearing happy but not genuinely so

pretending to be modest for deceptive purposes

to state that something is true when it is not

to wrongly claim someone has done something illegal or wrong

to formally say or write something that is not true

to give false evidence under oath in a court of law

to unlawfully confine someone against their will

to give an account or information that is incorrect

to incorrectly recognize or name someone or something

to describe or portray something or someone in an untrue way

to hold a belief or opinion that is not based on fact

to wrongly suggest someone is involved in a crime or wrongdoing

to indicate the truth of something in an indirect but untrue way

to wrongly regard something as being caused by or belonging to someone/something

to put forward an idea or possibility that is untrue

to describe someone or something with a word or phrase that is inaccurate

to communicate information to someone that is untrue