|
|
truth·ful
 truthful
- pronunciation:
- truth
f
 l
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
tending to adhere to the truth; habitually honest.
a truthful child- synonyms:
- honest, veracious
- antonyms:
- deceitful, deceptive, mendacious, untruthful
- similar words:
- candid, credible, frank, genuine, guileless, sincere, straight, straightforward, upright
|
| definition 2: |
conforming to what is real or true.
a truthful account of the incident- synonyms:
- factual, faithful, true, veracious
- antonyms:
- false, fanciful, inaccurate, mendacious, untrue, untruthful
- similar words:
- accurate, authentic, credible, genuine, honest, literal, real, realistic, reliable, right, valid
|
| related words: |
credible, direct, just, respectable, true |
| derivations: |
truthfully (adv.), truthfulness (n.) |
|
|