It is unfortunately true.
Source: tatoeba (1320)
True
//tɹuː//
Synonyms for "true" (388 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (78)
rightfuldependablefaithfulgenuinerealstraightsuretruthfultypicalunfeignedtruthabsoluteacceptableacceptedaccommodateaccordaccurateaccuratelyactiveactual
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adaptadjustadjust toandapodeicticapodicticapplicableappropriateapprovedardentarrowlikeartlessascertainedassimilateattestedattuneauthenticauthenticatedauthoritativebe realizedbefittingbona fideboundcandidlycanonicalcarefulcategorically truecertaincertifiedchristianclearclear and distinctclear as daycome to passcome truecommittedcompliantconclusiveconfessedlyconfirmedconformingconscientiousconsistentconstantconventionalcoordinate
Adverb(3 words)
Strong matches (116)
correctcorrectlycorroboratedcreditablecustomarycut tode factodead on targetdead straightdeadlydecisivededicateddefinitedemonstrateddesireddeterminatedetermineddevoteddevoutdirect
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documentaryduteousdutifuleffectiveeffectualequalizeestablishedestimableevangelicalevenexactexactlyexpressexpressivefactualfaithworthyfastfinickyfirmfitfittingfixfixedflatflintyflushfor realfranklyfussygear togentrygeographicgreathappenharmonizeheartfelthigh-principledhistoricalhomologatehomologizehonesthonest-to-godhonestlyhonorablehorizontalimmovablein a lineincorruptibleindicativeindisputableindubitableineluctableinevitableinflexibleintrinsicinviolablejustkeykey tokosherlawfullegallegitimatelevelliegelinelineallinearliteralloyalmake plumbmake uniformmarble-constantmaterialmathematicalmeaningfulmeasuremeticulousmindfulnaturalnecessary
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(9 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (194)
noblenormalnot in errorobjectively trueobservantoccurof the faithofficialon keyoriginalorthodoxorthodoxicaloverniceperfectperfectly surephysicalplacepositivepracticingprecise
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predestinedpredeterminedproperproportionprovedprovenpunctiliouspunctualpureput in tunerealisticreceivedreconcilerectifyrectilinealrectilinearregardfulregularregulatereliablereligiousresoluteresponsiblerightright-mindedruler-straightscripturalscrupulousself-evidentsetset rightsettledsignificantsimilarizesimon puresinceresincerelysmoothsolidsotsoundsquarestablestandardstaunchsteadfaststeadysteelystraight-cutstraight-frontstraight-sidestraightenstraightforwardlystreamlinedstrictsubstantialsubstantiatedsuggestivesuitablesure enoughsure-enoughsyncsynchronizetailortaketenacioustestedtextualto be trustedtraditionaltraditionalistictriedtried and truetrim totrue as gospeltrue bluetrue uptrue-bluetrue-meaningtrue-speakingtrue-tonguedtrueheartedtrulytrustabletrustworthytrustytruth-bearingtruth-declaringtruth-desiringtruth-filledtruth-guardingtruth-lovingtruth-passingtruth-speakingtruth-tellingtruthfullytuneunadulteratedunambiguousunbendingunbentunbowedunbrokenunconfuteduncurvedundeflectableundeflectedundemonstrativeundeniableundeniedundesigningundeviatingundissembledundistortedundoubtedunequivocalunerringunerroneousunfailingunfallaciousunfalseunflappableuninterruptedunivocalunmistakableunmistakenunmitigatedunperfidiousunqualifiedunquestionableunrefutedunshakenunswervinguntreacherousunturnedunvarnishedunwaveringunyieldinguprightvalidvalidatedveraciousveridicalverifiableverifiedveritableverticalveryvirtuouswhole-heartedworthy
Adjective(15 words)
Phrase(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
How these synonyms differ
- accurate - 'Accurate' emphasizes precision and correctness of detail, data can be accurate without revealing the full truth.
- authentic - 'Authentic' overlaps with 'genuine' but carries cultural weight, authentic cuisine, an authentic voice, an authentic self.
- genuine - 'Genuine' implies authenticity, something genuine is the real thing, not a fake or imitation.
- valid - 'Valid' means logically sound or legally acceptable, a valid argument, a valid passport. It's truth tested against rules.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
5 entriesAntonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
10 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
95 entriesShowing 16 of 95 words.
distinct from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
4 entrieshas property
1 entriesis a
2 entriesmanner of
1 entriesnot has_property
1 entriesrelated to
30 entriesShowing 16 of 30 words.
similar
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
Translations
390 translations across 104 languages.
Abkhaz
1 entries- аиаша adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Acehnese
1 entries- beuna adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Albanian
3 entries- vërtetuar adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- vërtetë adv (accurately)
- vërtetoj verb (straighten)
Amharic
1 entries- እውነት adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- πιστός adj (loyal, faithful)
- ἀληθής adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ἀληθινός adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ἐτήτυμος adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Arabic
4 entries- حقيقي adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- حَقٌّ adj (loyal, faithful)
- حَقِيقِيّ adj (genuine, legitimate)
- حَقّ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Aramaic
4 entries- שרירא adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- שרירא adj (loyal, faithful)
- שרירתא adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- שרירתא adj (loyal, faithful)
Armenian
4 entries- իսկական adj (genuine, legitimate)
- իրական adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- իրական adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- իրական adj (genuine, legitimate)
Assamese
2 entries- আচল adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- সঁচা adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Asturian
1 entries- verdaderu adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- doğru adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- düzgün adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- həqiqi adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- həqiqi adj (genuine, legitimate)
Bashkir
3 entries- тоғро adj (loyal, faithful)
- ысын adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ысын adj (genuine, legitimate)
Basque
1 entries- egiazko adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Belarusian
3 entries- ве́рны adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- праўдзі́вы adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- сапра́ўдны adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- सांच adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Breton
1 entries- gwir adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Bulgarian
4 entries- ве́рен adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- верен adj (loyal, faithful)
- действителен adj (genuine, legitimate)
- и́стински adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Burmese
1 entries- ဟုတ် adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Catalan
4 entries- autèntic adj (genuine, legitimate)
- cert adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- genuí adj (genuine, legitimate)
- legítim adj (genuine, legitimate)
Chamicuro
1 entries- akachelo'ta adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎤᏙᎯᏳ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 忠實 /忠实 adj (loyal, faithful)
- 忠誠 /忠诚 adj (loyal, faithful)
- 忠貞 /忠贞 adj (loyal, faithful)
- 真 adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Chuukese
1 entries- ennet adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Cornish
1 entries- gwir adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Czech
4 entries- pravdivý adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- pravdivý adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- pravý adj (genuine, legitimate)
- přesně adv (accurately)
Danish
1 entries- sand adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Dutch
4 entries- echt adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- echt adj (genuine, legitimate)
- trouw adj (loyal, faithful)
- waar adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Esperanto
2 entries- fidela adj (loyal, faithful)
- vera adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Estonian
2 entries- päris adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- tõeline adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Fijian
1 entries- dina adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Finnish
4 entries- aito adj (genuine, legitimate)
- laillinen adj (genuine, legitimate)
- oikea adj (genuine, legitimate)
- todellinen adj (genuine, legitimate)
French
4 entries- vrai adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- vrai adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- vrai adj (loyal, faithful)
- vrai adj (genuine, legitimate)
Friulian
1 entries- vêr adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Galician
2 entries- verdadeiro adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- verdadeiro adj (genuine, legitimate)
Georgian
4 entries- მართალი adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ნამდვილი adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ნამდვილი adj (genuine, legitimate)
- ჭეშმარიტი adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
German
4 entries- echt adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- echt adj (loyal, faithful)
- echt adj (genuine, legitimate)
- effektiv adj (genuine, legitimate)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃 adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 adj (loyal, faithful)
Greek
4 entries- αληθής adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- αληθινός adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- αληθινός adj (loyal, faithful)
- αληθινός adj (genuine, legitimate)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- vre adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Hebrew
3 entries- חיובי adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- נאמן adj (loyal, faithful)
- נכון adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Higaonon
1 entries- bunal adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Hindi
3 entries- ठीक adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- सच adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- सही adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Hungarian
4 entries- eredeti adj (genuine, legitimate)
- hiteles adj (genuine, legitimate)
- hű adj (loyal, faithful)
- hűséges adj (loyal, faithful)
Icelandic
1 entries- sannur adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Indonesian
1 entries- benar adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Ingrian
1 entries- tosi adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Iranun
1 entries- benar adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Irish
3 entries- fíor adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- fíor adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- fíor adj (genuine, legitimate)
Italian
1 entries- vero adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Japanese
4 entries- 忠実な adj (loyal, faithful)
- 忠誠な adj (loyal, faithful)
- 本当な adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 本物の adj (genuine, legitimate)
Kapampangan
1 entries- tutu adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Khmer
2 entries- ពិត adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ពិតមែន adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Korean
4 entries- 바르다 adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 바르다 adj (loyal, faithful)
- 바르다 adj (genuine, legitimate)
- 진실의 adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Latin
4 entries- firmus adj (loyal, faithful)
- legitimus adj (genuine, legitimate)
- verus adj (loyal, faithful)
- verus adj (genuine, legitimate)
Latvian
3 entries- patiess adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- īstens adj (genuine, legitimate)
- īsts adj (genuine, legitimate)
Lombard
1 entries- ver adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Malay
1 entries- benar adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Maranao
3 entries- benar adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- betol adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- totoo adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Mongolian
1 entries- үнэн adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Māori
1 entries- pono adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- a kweli adj (loyal, faithful)
Norwegian
4 entries- ekte adj (genuine, legitimate)
- sann adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- sann adj (genuine, legitimate)
- tro adj (loyal, faithful)
Occitan
1 entries- vertadièr adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Odia
1 entries- ଠିକ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Old English
3 entries- sōþ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- sōþ adj (genuine, legitimate)
- ġetrīewe adj (loyal, faithful)
Oromo
1 entries- dhugaa adj (loyal, faithful)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- كرچك adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- كرچك adj (genuine, legitimate)
Persian
4 entries- درست adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- درست adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- راستین adj (genuine, legitimate)
- صحیح adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Piedmontese
1 entries- ver adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Polish
4 entries- istny adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- prawdziwy adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- prawdziwy adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- prawdziwy adj (genuine, legitimate)
Portuguese
4 entries- autêntico adj (genuine, legitimate)
- legítimo adj (genuine, legitimate)
- verdadeiro adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- verdadeiro adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
Quechua
1 entries- chiqa adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Romanian
4 entries- adevărat adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- adevărat adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- adevărat adj (genuine, legitimate)
- fidel adj (loyal, faithful)
Russian
4 entries- ве́рный adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ве́рный adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- ве́рный adj (loyal, faithful)
- и́стина adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
Sanskrit
1 entries- जेन्य adj (genuine, legitimate)
Sardinian
1 entries- beru adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- dìleas adj (loyal, faithful)
- fìor adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- fìor adj (genuine, legitimate)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- iskren adj (genuine, legitimate)
- istinit adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- istinito adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- istinito adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
Sicilian
1 entries- veru adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Slovene
3 entries- resnica adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- resničen adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- resnično adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
Southern Ohlone
1 entries- amane adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Spanish
4 entries- auténtico adj (genuine, legitimate)
- cierto adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- verdad adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- verdadero adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Swedish
4 entries- sann adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- sann adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- sann adj (loyal, faithful)
- sann adj (genuine, legitimate)
Sylheti
1 entries- ꠢꠣꠌꠣ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Tagalog
2 entries- totoo adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- tunay adj (genuine, legitimate)
Tamil
2 entries- உண்மையான adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- விசுவாசமான adj (loyal, faithful)
Telugu
4 entries- నిష్కపటం adj (genuine, legitimate)
- విశ్వాస పాత్రుడు adj (loyal, faithful)
- హక్కుదారుడు adj (genuine, legitimate)
- సరిచేయు verb (straighten)
Tetum
1 entries- loos adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Thai
2 entries- จริง adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- จริง adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
Tibetan
4 entries- ཁྲིམས་མཐུན adj (genuine, legitimate)
- དྲང་པོ adj (loyal, faithful)
- བདེན་པ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- བདེན་པ adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
Tocharian B
2 entries- empreṃ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- trik adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Tok Pisin
2 entries- tru adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- tru adj (genuine, legitimate)
Turkish
4 entries- doğru adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
- gerçek adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- gerçek adj (genuine, legitimate)
- sadık adj (loyal, faithful)
Tày
2 entries- ca rại adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- cà rình adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ві́рний adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ві́рний adj (loyal, faithful)
- правди́вий adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- і́стинний adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Urdu
3 entries- سچ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- صحیح adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ٹھیک adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Venetan
1 entries- vero adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Vietnamese
3 entries- phải adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- thật adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- đích thực adj (genuine, legitimate)
Volapük
4 entries- legik adj (genuine, legitimate)
- ritöfik adj (loyal, faithful)
- veratik adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- veratik adj (state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result)
Walloon
1 entries- vraiy adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Welsh
2 entries- gwir adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- gwir adj (genuine, legitimate)
White Hmong
3 entries- tseeb adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- tseeb adj (genuine, legitimate)
- tseeb adv (accurately)
Yiddish
2 entries- אמת adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- אמתדיק adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Zazaki
1 entries- raştıkên adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Sample sentences
52 total sentences available.
All that which is invented, is true.
Source: tatoeba (1633)
And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
Source: tatoeba (1637)
What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?
Source: tatoeba (1737)
Showing 4 of 52 available sentences.
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