adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Honest, and always telling the truth.

   "someone's truthful nature"

2. 2
   Accurately depicting what is real.

   "He drew a truthful portrait of the prince."

Adjective

1. 1
   expressing or given to expressing the truth wordnet
2. 2
   conforming to truth wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

honesttrueveraciousaccurateactualascertained

Antonyms

All antonyms

lyingmendaciousrinky-dinkuntrue

Example

More examples

"She brought up her children to be truthful."

Etymology

From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful.

Related phrases

to be truthful

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