Distracting
False and distracting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "False" instead an adjective "Distracting".
False
False adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Usage example: it turned out that the con man had made false promises of marriage to a dozen women
Distracting and false are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distracting" instead an adjective "False".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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They can't do their job because they're never called, Kathy steals the ransom tape, and in the end the old people are distracting them with a false kidnapping report.
Source: Film / Cool as Ice -
In exchange, the Kooluk give him a false title and duties, distracting him from how Razril suffers under their control... leading to his immense surprise when the citizens turn on him.
Source: Video Game / Suikoden IV -
Doppelgänger Attack: A common tactic of his in his classic days was creating numerous false images of himself and concealing his true self, distracting his opponents long enough to slip away and prepare a new tactic.
Source: Comic Book / Doctor Strange
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