adjective
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telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid
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realistic
a truthful portrayal of the king
Other Word Forms
- overtruthful adjective
- overtruthfully adverb
- overtruthfulness noun
- quasi-truthful adjective
- quasi-truthfully adverb
- semitruthful adjective
- semitruthfully adverb
- semitruthfulness noun
- truthfully adverb
- truthfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of truthful
Example Sentences
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But as the primary caregiver for both her mother and her father—who is 81 and has end-stage lung cancer—she’s learned that she feels better when truthful about struggling.
Our work suggests that to encourage people to take that step, it’s helpful to first give them a chance to see others’ empathy and care, just by presenting truthful data about human kindness.
“If you provide us truthful information, complete information, any of the words that you use will not be used against you,” said Hochman, adding the offer did not extend to attorneys or medical professionals.
From Los Angeles Times
There is an increasing need for the public to be informed in a way that is impartial, truthful and is based on evidence they can trust.
From BBC
One truthful yet unsatisfying response is that it depends on an individual’s expectations and needs — as well as their age.
From MarketWatch
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