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truth·ful
 truthful
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- pronunciation:
- truth
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
likely to stay with the truth; habitually honest.
A truthful child will not lie even to benefit himself.- synonyms:
- honest
- similar words:
- frank, genuine, sincere, straight, upright
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definition 2: |
keeping to what is real or true.
The reporter gave us a truthful account of the incident.- synonyms:
- faithful, true
- antonyms:
- false, inaccurate, untrue
- similar words:
- accurate, authentic, genuine, honest, real, realistic, reliable, right, valid
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related words: |
direct, just, respectable, true |
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derivations: |
truthfully (adv.), truthfulness (n.) |
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