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Difference between It is not true and It is untrue

it is not true

1. it is false or erroneous:

  • It is not true that the future of British bird life is one of depleted numbers.

2. (coll.) it is amazing; it is incredible:

  • You may be only thirtysix but you’re so dead old-fashioned it isn’t true.

it is untrue — = it is not true 1:

  • It is untrue to say that red wine should be paired with red meat and white wine with fish.

Note: Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase out of true—not correctly aligned or adjusted:

  • I got on my bike and tried to get going again but … my front wheel was out of true.