truthful

[ trooth-fuhl ]

adjective

1. telling the truth, especially habitually:

   a truthful person.

   Synonyms: frank, candid, trustworthy, honest

2. conforming to truth:

   a truthful statement.

3. corresponding with reality:

   a truthful portrait.

truthful

/ ˈtruːθfʊl /

adjective

1. telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid
2. realistic

   a truthful portrayal of the king

Derived Forms

• ˈtruthfully, adverb
• ˈtruthfulness, noun

Other Words From

• truthful·ly adverb
• truthful·ness noun
• over·truthful adjective
• over·truthful·ly adverb
• over·truthful·ness noun
• quasi-truthful adjective
• quasi-truthful·ly adverb
• semi·truthful adjective
• semi·truthful·ly adverb
• semi·truthful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of truthful¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; truth + -ful

Example Sentences

I guess what I was trying to do is be really, really truthful.

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Depicting the uncertainty of their lives with a truthful tenderness, “All We Imagine as Light” makes the personal political.

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“It was hard to hear the judge be truthful with me,” he said.

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But in the latest salvo, the Chino board last month approved a “no deception” policy that requires all employees to “be truthful and honest and not misrepresent, either directly or by omission,” to parents.

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And while it is a memory play, Melissa Rivers considers it to be truthful in a specific way.

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Related Words

• believable
• candid
• correct
• factual
• forthright
• precise
• realistic
• reliable
• sincere
• straightforward
• true
• trustworthy