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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Investors are becoming increasingly nervous about problems mounting in the $3 trillion private credit market where some creditworthiness is deteriorating in some sectors and truthful valuations are hard to ascertain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
"Of course her work is going to be truthful."
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
They said there was "one stray reference to primary residence" in a mortgage application for an apartment in Alabama, but noted that the file also contained "truthful and more specific disclosures about the property's use".
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Supreme Court has repeatedly held that government generally may not punish news organizations for publishing truthful information drawn from public records, even when that information is a rape victim’s name.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025
Mrs. McGregor always had dried spit in the corner of her mouth, but she was a very patient woman and she was a truthful person.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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