What is another word for truthfully?
believable, candid, correct, factual, forthright, precise, realistic, reliable, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, exact, faithful, frank, guileless, ingenuous, just, kosher, legit.
- accuracy.
- authenticity.
- certainty.
- fact.
- legitimacy.
- principle.
- truthfulness.
- veracity.
adj.straightforward, honest.
Definitions of veracious. adjective. habitually speaking the truth. “a veracious witness” Synonyms: true, truthful.
- accurate.
- appropriate.
- authentic.
- bona fide.
- correct.
- genuine.
- honest.
- legitimate.
| Idiom | Meaning |
|---|---|
| If truth be told/known in truth (formal) | to be honest frankly speaking |
| nothing could be further from the truth | it's a complete lie |
| economical with the truth (humorous) | avoiding telling the truth, lying |
| to have a/the ring of truth | to seem to be true |
Truth is a noun, and the corresponding adjective is true.
- integrity.
- sincerity.
- truthfulness.
- reliability.
- authenticity.
- probity.
- credibility.
- veracity.
truthful. / (ˈtruːθfʊl) / adjective. telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid.
put/lay one's cards on the table. If you put (or lay) your cards on the table, you speak honestly and openly about your feelings and intentions. "Let's be honest with each other and put our cards on the table."
What is the adverb of truthful?
truthful adjective (≠ untruthful) truthfully adverb.
Verb. truth (third-person singular simple present truths, present participle truthing, simple past and past participle truthed)
The Latin root word ver means “truth” or “true.” This root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including verdict and veracity. The root ver is easily recalled through the word very, for when something is very good, it's “truly” good.
Some common synonyms of integrity are honesty, honor, and probity. While all these words mean "uprightness of character or action," integrity implies trustworthiness and incorruptibility to a degree that one is incapable of being false to a trust, responsibility, or pledge.
- I must be candid with you…
- Allow me to express my honest opinion…
- If I may be so direct…
- Allow me to provide an honest reflection…
- I can say in all earnestness…
- Let me be candid with you about this…
honesty with 6 Letters (1 Additional results) HONOUR. 6. VIRTUE.
truthful (adj.)
"habitually speaking truth," 1590s, from truth + -ful.
They were less than truthful about their part in the crime. She was completely truthful about her involvement in the affair. Are you being completely truthful with me?
Truthfulness is the state of being truthful, hence it's an abstract noun.
Meaning of truthfully in English
in a way that is honest and does not contain or tell any lies: I answered her questions truthfully. I can truthfully say I never heard my parents shouting.
What is an example of truthful?
We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night. I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful, I hate vacuuming.
truthfully adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
Honesty and truthfulness are not the same thing. Being honest means not telling lies. Being truthful means actively making known all the full truth of a matter. Lawyers must be honest, but they do not have to be truthful.
The adverb truthfully means the same as the adverb phrase 'with perfect truthfulness'.
truthful (adj.)
"habitually speaking truth," 1590s, from truth + -ful.
adj.truthful, candid.
I must tell you the truth about this business. The truth of the matter is that we had no other choice. In the town very few know the whole truth. There is no truth in this story.