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truth

/tɹuθ/noun1 syllable

Truth means: conformity to reality or actuality.

Synonyms for truth6

noun, as in conformity to reality or actuality

the true, verity, trueness

noun, as in United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

Sojourner Truth

noun, as in a true statement

true statement

noun, as in the quality of being near to the true value

accuracy

Opposites of truth

falsity, falsehood

What does truth mean?5

noun

1

conformity to reality or actuality“they debated the truth of the proposition”

2

United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

3

a true statement“he told the truth”

4

the quality of being near to the true value“he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass”

5

a fact that has been verified“at last he knew the truth”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with truth?4

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Truth in a sentence

  • The primary aim of science is to find truth, new truth.RJH
  • At last, the truth was revealed to us.CK
  • To tell the truth, they are not husband and wife.CC
  • If he knew the truth, he would tell us.Zifre
  • Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.unknown
  • I told her to tell me the truth, but she shook her head.CK
  • Even if you know the truth, you had better pretend otherwise at present.CM
  • Now that you know the truth, perhaps you'll feel better.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of truth

as a noun

plural
truths