truthful

[trooth-fuhl]

adjective

1. telling the truth, especially habitually.

   a truthful person.

   Synonyms: frank, candid, trustworthy, honest

2. conforming to truth.

   a truthful statement.

3. corresponding with reality.

   a truthful portrait.

truthful

/ ˈtruːθfʊl /

adjective

1. telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid

2. realistic

   a truthful portrayal of the king

Other Word Forms

• truthfully adverb
• truthfulness noun
• overtruthful adjective
• overtruthfully adverb
• overtruthfulness noun
• quasi-truthful adjective
• quasi-truthfully adverb
• semitruthful adjective
• semitruthfully adverb
• semitruthfulness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of truthful¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; truth + -ful

Example Sentences

Last year, Commonwealth leaders agreed it was time for a "meaningful, truthful and respectful conversation" about reparatory justice for the "abhorrent" transatlantic slave trade.

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Mohamed and Yang said: "Parliamentarians should feel free to speak truthful in the House of Commons, without fear of being targeted."

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He introduced Grok as a safe and truthful alternative to what he accused competitors of building, “woke” chatbots prone to censorship.

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“Someone’s position doesn’t dictate whether they are more truthful or less truthful than anyone else,” Marx would recall.

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It's understood Mandelson believes that he was truthful and frank about his association with Epstein, and told No 10 that he had not stayed in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2009 while Epstein was in prison.

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Related Words

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• candid 
• correct 
• factual 
• forthright 
• precise 
• realistic 
• reliable 
• sincere 
• straightforward 
• true 
• trustworthy