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truth·ful
 truthful
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- pronunciation:
- truth
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
If a person is truthful, they are honest and don't tell lies.
Ms. Jones is usually truthful, but sometimes she hides the truth if she feels it will hurt somebody's feelings.- synonyms:
- honest
- similar words:
- genuine, sincere, straight, upright
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| definition 2: |
If a story is truthful, it tells things that are real or true.
The newspaper article gave a truthful report of what happened the night of the fire.- synonyms:
- faithful, true
- antonyms:
- false
- similar words:
- accurate, genuine, honest, real, reliable, right, valid
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| related words: |
direct, just, true |
| derivations: |
truthfully (adv.), truthfulness (n.) |
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