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TRUTHFUL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expressing or given to expressing the truth

Example:

a truthful person

Synonyms:

true; truthful

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

honest (marked by truth)

veracious (habitually speaking the truth)

Also:

honest; honorable (not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent)

Antonym:

untruthful (not expressing or given to expressing the truth)

Derivation:

truthfulness (the quality of being truthful)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Conforming to truth

Example:

a truthful statement

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

true (consistent with fact or reality; not false)

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