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11truthful — [[t]tru͟ːθfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a person or their comments are truthful, they are honest and do not tell any lies. Most religions teach you to be truthful... We ve all learnt to be fairly truthful about our personal lives... She could not give… …
12truthful — truthfully, adv. truthfulness, n. /troohth feuhl/, adj. 1. telling the truth, esp. habitually: a truthful person. 2. conforming to truth: a truthful statement. 3. corresponding with reality: a truthful portrait. [1590 1600; TRUTH + FUL] Syn. 1.… …
13truthful — adjective 1 someone who is truthful does not usually tell lies: a truthful child 2 a truthful statement gives the true facts about something truthfully adverb truthfulness noun (U) …
14truthful — [ˈtruːθf(ə)l] adj 1) a truthful person says what is true, and does not lie He was sure she wasn t being completely truthful.[/ex] 2) a truthful statement only contains things that are true truthfully adv …
15truthful — adjective 1) truthful behavior Syn: honest, sincere, trustworthy, genuine; candid, frank, straight shooting, open, forthright, straight, upfront, on the level, on the up and up Ant: deceitful …
16truthful — adjective Date: circa 1567 telling or disposed to tell the truth < a truthful witness > • truthfully adverb • truthfulness noun …
17truthful — truth•ful [[t]ˈtruθ fəl[/t]] adj. 1) telling the truth, esp. habitually 2) conforming to truth 3) corresponding with reality: a truthful portrait[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600 truth′ful•ly, adv. truth′ful•ness, n …
18truthful — adjective a) Honest, and always telling the truth. b) Accurately depicting what is real. Ant: untruthful …
19truthful — Synonyms and related words: accurate, actual, ascertained, attested, authenticated, candid, categorically true, certain, certified, confirmed, corroborated, demonstrated, determined, documentary, earnest, effectual, established, factual, faithful …
20truthful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. correct, frank, just; see accurate 1 , honest 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. honest straight, candid, plain spoken, frank, *on the level, *from the heart, sincere, straightforward, forthright, veracious. 2.… …
