truthful

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truthful

/ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/

Rhymes with -uːθfəl

Where it comes from

From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful.

adjective more truthful · most truthful

Honest, and always telling the truth. someone's truthful nature
Accurately depicting what is real. He drew a truthful portrait of the prince.
Similar: factual, veridical

Opposite: untruthful

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: veracious, honest, true, so, honesty, veritable, real, sincere, authentic, accurate, truth, factual, earnest, exact, reliable, trusty

adjective

Opposite: untruthful

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adj honest, and always telling the truth

Español	veraz
Français	sincère
Deutsch	wahrheitsliebend
Italiano	sincero
Русский	правди́вый pravdívyj
العربية	صَادِق ṣādiq

adj accurately depicting what is real

Español	fiel, verídico, verífico
Deutsch	wahrheitsgemäß, wahrheitsgetreu
Italiano	realista
Русский	правди́вый pravdívyj

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@misc{truthful_2026,
  title = {truthful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/truthful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}