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truth
1[trooth]
noun
plural
truthsthe true or actual state of a matter.
He tried to find out the truth.
Synonyms:Antonyms:conformity with fact or reality; verity.
the truth of a statement.
Synonyms:Antonyms:a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like.
mathematical truths.
the state or character of being true.
Antonyms:actuality or actual existence.
(often initial capital letter)ideal or fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience.
the basic truths of life.
agreement with a standard or original.
accuracy, as of position or adjustment.
Synonyms: ,honesty; sincerity; truthfulness.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:Archaic.fidelity or constancy.
Truth
2[trooth]
noun
Sojourner Isabella Van Wagener, 1797?–1883, U.S. abolitionist, orator, and women's-rights advocate, born into slavery.
truth
/ ٰːθ /
noun
the quality of being true, genuine, actual, or factual
the truth of his statement was attested
something that is true as opposed to false
you did not tell me the truth
a proven or verified principle or statement; fact
the truths of astronomy
(usually plural) a system of concepts purporting to represent some aspect of the world
the truths of ancient religions
fidelity to a required standard or law
faithful reproduction or portrayal
the truth of a portrait
an obvious fact; truism; platitude
honesty, reliability, or veracity
the truth of her nature
accuracy, as in the setting, adjustment, or position of something, such as a mechanical instrument
the state or quality of being faithful; allegiance
Confusables Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- truthless adjective
- truthlessness noun
- mistruth noun
- nontruth noun
- ˈٰܳٳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of truth1
Idioms and Phrases
in truth, in reality; in fact; actually.
In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.
Example Sentences
"Kendrick said you have to say those things you've always been scared to say and Jay Z said don't even go near it if you're not trying to tell the truth."
Choosing to publicise the capsizing in the way he did was a deliberate political strategy, they say, and shows Kim is shifting away from the regime's tendency to conceal unpleasant truths.
Tomato and egg is a culinary truth, one of those elemental pairings that shows up across cultures not because anyone decided it should, but because it just makes sense.
Ultimately the court could not discern a truth between their two different accounts.
But Dumont’s motives are not just financial: Taylor is her estranged father and suffers from Lewy body dementia, which makes getting to the truth a race against time.
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Related 51Թs
- accuracy
- authenticity
- certainty
- fact
- legitimacy
- principle
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- veracity
When To Use
Truth means the actual state of a matter, an adherence to reality, or an indisputable fact. Truth has several other senses as a noun.The truth refers to the version of reality that we exist in. Putting it more simply, if you are “telling the truth,” you are describing the world as it actually is and not making things up or telling lies.
- Real-life examples: Police detectives try to discover the truth when investigating crimes so that they don’t arrest the wrong person. Criminals often hide or distort the truth so that they won’t get caught.
- Used in a sentence: I told my mom I passed the test, but the truth was that I failed it badly.
- Used in a sentence: We doubted that there was any truth to his claims of seeing Bigfoot.
- Used in a sentence: Parents often have to tell their kids sad truths when a pet dies.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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