False and Shifty

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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
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Shifty is a synonym for false. In some cases you can use "Shifty" instead the word "False" as an adjective or a noun.
Nearby Words: falsify, falsehood, falsity, falseness, falsification

Shifty

Shifty adjective - Given to or marked by cheating and deception.
Usage example: shifty practices such as turning back the odometers on used cars
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False is a synonym for shifty in devious topic. Sometimes you can use "False" instead the word "Shifty" as an adjective or a noun.
Nearby Words: shift, shifting, shifted, shiftless, shiftiness

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  • The Happy Tree Friends episode "False Alarm" starts off with Lifty and Shifty selling Nutty a flatbed truck full of candy.
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