acknowledge |
to admit the truth or existence of. [1/3 definitions] |
admission |
the act of telling the truth or confessing. [1/3 definitions] |
admit |
to tell the truth; confess. [1/2 definitions] |
attest |
to show or prove the truth of. [1/2 definitions] |
bury one's head in the sand |
to avoid the truth. |
come clean |
(informal) to admit the truth. |
concede |
to admit the truth or justice of. [1/2 definitions] |
contradict |
to say the opposite of; deny the truth of. |
deceit |
the quality that makes someone tell lies or hide the truth. [1/2 definitions] |
disguise |
to cover or hide so as to hide the truth. [1/4 definitions] |
dispute |
to question the value or truth of. [1/4 definitions] |
doubt |
to not know for sure; be uncertain about the truth of. [1/5 definitions] |
indirect |
not direct; avoiding stating the truth. [1/3 definitions] |
inquiry |
a process of looking for truth or correct information. [1/2 definitions] |
liar |
a person who tells lies instead of the truth. |
lying1 |
not telling the truth on purpose; not honest; false. [1/3 definitions] |
perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
philosopher |
one who studies the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters. |
philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, [1/2 definitions] |
principle |
a basic law or truth on which action or behavior is based. [1/3 definitions] |
profession |
the act of stating something out loud and as the truth; declaration. [1/2 definitions] |