truthful[adjective]Synonyms: honest, candid, frank, precise, sincere, straight, true, trustworthy
Antonyms: untruthful
Contrasted words: false, insincere, truthless, uncandid, inaccurate, unrealistic
Related Words: candid,
frank,
honest,
sincere,
accurate,
factual,
real,
realistic [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
truth‧ful /ˈtruːθf
əl/
adjective [
Word Family: adverb:
truly,
truthfully ≠
untruthfully,
true;
noun:
truth ≠
untruth,
truthfulness;
adjective:
true ≠
untrue,
truthful ≠
untruthful]
1. someone who is truthful does not usually tell lies
Synonym : honest:
a truthful child You and I must be truthful with each other.2. a truthful statement gives the true facts about something
Synonym : honest:
I have only one question to ask you, and I want a truthful answer.—truthfully adverb:
Answer this question truthfully.—truthfulness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲