False
False adjective - Not being in agreement with what is true.
Made up and false are semantically related. in untruthful topic. In some cases you can use "Made up" instead an adjective "False".
Made up
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Of course, Shep doesn't believe him, especially because Dan had made up several false, equally ridiculous stories before.
Source: Literature / The 39 Clues -
Hackman didn't know he had shaved it off already, so Donner wore a false mustache that the makeup department made up for him.
Source: Dyeing for Your Art - So they made up a cock-and-bull story, claiming that the wife killed the hitman out of revenge (which they knew to be false) and which the defendant could have only refuted by testifying.
Source: Bluffing the Murderer
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