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truth
- pronunciation:
- truth
- phrases:
- in truth
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noun |
| definition 1: |
agreement with fact or reality.
There was no truth in what he said.His jokes are funny because there is a great deal of truth in them.- synonyms:
- factuality, faithfulness
- antonyms:
- falsehood
- similar words:
- accuracy, authenticity, fidelity, reality, right, veracity
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| definition 2: |
that which agrees with the particular facts or reality of a situation.
We still don't know the truth about what caused the accident.At first she lied, but then she decided to tell the truth.The truth can sometimes be harder to believe than lies.- antonyms:
- falsehood, lie, untruth
- similar words:
- facts
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| definition 3: |
reality, actuality.
We would like to believe that, but in truth, no such thing occurred.- antonyms:
- falsity, untruth
- similar words:
- actuality, case, verity
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| definition 4: |
a proposition, principle, or fact that can be demonstrated or verified.
That children grow up and become independent is one of the truths that some parents have difficulty facing.- synonyms:
- certainty, fact, law, principle, verity
- antonyms:
- falsehood, falsity
- similar words:
- actuality, aphorism, axiom, canon, dictum, fundamental, gospel, lowdown, maxim, postulate, precept, proposition, proverb, reality, right, theorem, truism
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| definition 5: |
sincerity; truthfulness.
He values truth in his friends.- synonyms:
- sincerity, truthfulness
- similar words:
- candor, fidelity, frankness, honesty, honor, integrity, veracity
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| definition 6: |
(sometimes cap.) ultimate reality apart from everyday experience.
He is a seeker of universal truth.- similar words:
- essence, law, reality
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| related words: |
certainty, credence, principle |
| phrase: |
in truth |
| derivations: |
truthless (n.), truthlessness (n.) |
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