It is unfortunately true.
Source: tatoeba (1320)
True
/tɹuː/
Synonyms for "true" (421 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (85)
Adjective(29 words)
genuineaccurateaccurate estimation skillaccurate observationsaccurate pronunciationaccurate throwaccurate valueactual assignmentactual conditionsactual ecosystemactual evidenceactual hardwareactual outcomeactual performanceactual resultsactual systemauthenticauthentic behaviorauthentic celebrationauthentic culture
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authentic sourcesauthentic specimencorrectcorrect answercorrect descriptorcorrect ideacorrect labelcorrect stepcorrect understanding
absoluteacceptableacceptedaccommodateaccordaccurateaccuratelyactiveactualadaptadjustadjust toapodicticapplicableappropriateapprovedardentarrowlikeartlessascertained
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assimilateattestedattuneauthenticauthenticatedauthoritativebe realizedbefittingbona fideboundcandidlycanonicalcarefulcategorically truecertaincertifiedchristianclearclear and distinctclear as daycome to passcome truecommittedcompliantconclusiveconfirmedconformingconscientiousconsistentconstantconventionalcoordinatecorrect
Adverb(3 words)
Strong matches (126)
Adjective(20 words)
correctestdead on targetdependabledevotedechtfactualfactual descriptorfactual statementfaithfulgenuine apologygenuine articlegenuine goldgenuine interesthonestindeedlawfulleallegitimateloyalloyallest
correctlycorroboratedcreditablecustomarycut tode factodead straightdeadlydecisivededicateddefinitedemonstrateddependabledesireddeterminatedetermineddevoteddevoutdirectdocumentary
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duteousdutifuleffectiveeffectualequalizeestablishedestimableevangelicalevenexactexactlyexpressexpressivefactualfaithfulfaithworthyfastfinickyfirmfitfittingfixfixedflatflintyflushfor realfranklyfussygear togentrygenuinegreathappenharmonizeheartfelthigh-principledhistoricalhomologatehomologizehonesthonest-to-godhonestlyhonorablehorizontalimmovablein a lineincorruptibleindicativeindisputableindubitableineluctableinevitableinflexibleintrinsicinviolablejustkeykey tokosherlawfullegallegitimatelevelliegelinelineallinearliteralloyalmake plumbmake uniformmarble-constantmaterialmathematicalmeaningfulmeasuremeticulousmindful
Adverb(1 words)
more accurate measurement
Related words (210)
naturalnecessarynoblenormalnot in errorobjectively trueobservantoccurof the faithofficialoriginalorthodoxorthodoxicaloverniceperfectperfectly surephysicalplacepositivepracticing
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precisepredestinedpredeterminedproperproportionprovedprovenpukkapunctiliouspunctualpureput in tunerealrealisticreceivedreconcilerectifyrectilinealrectilinearregardfulregularregulatereliablereligiousresoluteresponsiblerightright-mindedrightfulruler-straightscripturalscrupulousself-evidentsetset rightsettledsignificantsimilarizesimon puresinceresincerelysmoothsolidsotsoundsquarestablestandardstaunchsteadfaststeadysteelysterlingstraightstraight-cutstraight-frontstraight-sidestraightforwardlystreamlinedstrictsubstantialsubstantiatedsuggestivesuitablesuresure enoughsure-enoughsyncsynchronizetailortaketenacioustestedtextualto be trustedtraditionaltraditionalistictriedtried and truetrim totrue as gospeltrue bluetrue uptrue-bluetrue-meaningtrue-speakingtrue-tonguedtrueheartedtrulytrustabletrustworthytrustytruth-bearingtruth-declaringtruth-desiringtruth-filledtruth-guardingtruth-lovingtruth-passingtruth-speakingtruth-tellingtruthfultruthfullytunetypicalunadulteratedunambiguousunbendingunbentunbowedunbrokenunconfuteduncurvedundeflectableundeflectedundemonstrativeundeniableundeniedundesigningundeviatingundissembledundistortedundoubtedunequivocalunerringunerroneousunfailingunfallaciousunfalseunfeignedunflappableuninterruptedunivocalunmistakableunmistakenunmitigatedunperfidiousunqualifiedunquestionableunrefutedunshakenunswervinguntreacherousunturnedunvarnishedunwaveringunyieldinguprightvalidvalidatedveraciousveridicalverifiableverifiedveritableverticalveryvirtuouswhole-heartedworthy
Adjective(20 words)
Verb(1 words)
true up
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: genuine, absolute, acceptable, accepted, accommodate.
- accurate: 'Accurate' emphasizes precision and correctness of detail, data can be accurate without revealing the full truth.
- Sentence evidence is available for true, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "true".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "true"
Keep "true" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "true" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "true", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "true" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
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
11 entriesMore specific
14 entriesCollocations
11 entriestrue colortrue colorstrue datatrue facttrue friendtrue meaningtrue northtrue statementtrue storytrue to lifetrue to scale
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
Translations
246 translations across 102 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
1 entries- vërtetuar adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Amharic
1 entries- እውነት adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- 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)
- ἐτεός adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Arabic
4 entries- حقيقي adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- حَقِيقِيّ adj (genuine, legitimate)
- حَقّ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- صَادِق adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Aramaic
4 entries- שרירא adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- שרירתא adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ܫܪܝܪܐ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ܫܪܝܪܬܐ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Armenian
4 entries- իսկական adj (genuine, legitimate)
- իրական adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- իրական adj (genuine, legitimate)
- ճիշտ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
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
2 entries- 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)
- действителен adj (genuine, legitimate)
- и́стински adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- истински adj (genuine, legitimate)
Burmese
1 entries- ဟုတ် adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Catalan
4 entries- autèntic adj (genuine, legitimate)
- genuí adj (genuine, legitimate)
- legítim adj (genuine, legitimate)
- propi 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
3 entries- 真 adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 真實 /真实 adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 真正 adj (genuine, legitimate)
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
2 entries- pravdivý adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- pravý adj (genuine, legitimate)
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)
- waar adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- waar adj (genuine, legitimate)
Esperanto
1 entries- 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
3 entries- vrai adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- vrai adj (genuine, legitimate)
- véritable 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 (genuine, legitimate)
- effektiv adj (genuine, legitimate)
- eigentlich adj (genuine, legitimate)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃 adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Greek
4 entries- αληθινός adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- αληθινός adj (genuine, legitimate)
- αυθεντικός adj (genuine, legitimate)
- νόμιμος adj (genuine, legitimate)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- vre adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Hebrew
1 entries- 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)
- igaz adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- igazi adj (genuine, legitimate)
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
2 entries- fíor adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- fíor adj (genuine, legitimate)
Italian
1 entries- vero adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Japanese
4 entries- 本当な adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 本物の adj (genuine, legitimate)
- 正統な adj (genuine, legitimate)
- 真実の adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
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 (genuine, legitimate)
- 진실의 adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 참되다 adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Latin
3 entries- legitimus adj (genuine, legitimate)
- verus adj (genuine, legitimate)
- vērus adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
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)
Norwegian
2 entries- ekte adj (genuine, legitimate)
- sann adj (genuine, legitimate)
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
2 entries- sōþ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- sōþ adj (genuine, legitimate)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- كرچك adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- كرچك adj (genuine, legitimate)
Persian
3 entries- درست adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 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
3 entries- istny adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- prawdziwy adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 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 (genuine, legitimate)
Quechua
1 entries- chiqa adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Romanian
2 entries- adevărat adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- adevărat adj (genuine, legitimate)
Russian
4 entries- ве́рный adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- и́стинный adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- и́стинный adj (genuine, legitimate)
- настоя́щий adj (genuine, legitimate)
Sanskrit
1 entries- जेन्य adj (genuine, legitimate)
Sardinian
1 entries- beru adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- 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 (genuine, legitimate)
Sicilian
1 entries- veru adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Slovene
1 entries- resničen adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
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
3 entries- sann adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- sann adj (genuine, legitimate)
- äkta 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
1 entries- உண்மையான adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Telugu
2 entries- నిష్కపటం adj (genuine, legitimate)
- హక్కుదారుడు adj (genuine, legitimate)
Tetum
1 entries- loos adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Thai
1 entries- จริง adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Tibetan
4 entries- ཁྲིམས་མཐུན adj (genuine, legitimate)
- བདེན་པ adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- ལུགས་མཐུན adj (genuine, legitimate)
- ལུགས་མཐུན་དྲང་བདེན་གྱི adj (genuine, legitimate)
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
2 entries- gerçek adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- gerçek adj (genuine, legitimate)
Tày
2 entries- ca rại adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- cà rình adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ві́рний adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- 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
2 entries- legik adj (genuine, legitimate)
- veratik adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
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
2 entries- tseeb adj (concurring with a given set of facts)
- tseeb adj (genuine, legitimate)
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.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "true"?
Closest matches include genuine, absolute, acceptable, accepted, accommodate.
How is "accurate" different from "true"?
'Accurate' emphasizes precision and correctness of detail, data can be accurate without revealing the full truth.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "true"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.