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truth
1[ trooth ]
noun
- the true or actual state of a matter:
He tried to find out the truth.
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Antonyms:
- conformity with fact or reality; verity:
the truth of a statement.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like:
mathematical truths.
- the state or character of being true.
Antonyms:
- actuality or actual existence.
- (often initial capital letter) ideal or fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience:
the basic truths of life.
- agreement with a standard or original.
- accuracy, as of position or adjustment.
Synonyms: ,
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Antonyms:
- Archaic. fidelity or constancy.
Truth
2[ trooth ]
noun
- 厂辞路箩辞耻谤苍路别谤 [soh, -jur-ner, soh-, jur, -ner], Isabella Van Wagener, 1797?鈥1883, U.S. abolitionist, orator, and women's-rights advocate, born into slavery.
truth
/ 迟谤耻藧胃 /
noun
- the quality of being true, genuine, actual, or factual
the truth of his statement was attested
- something that is true as opposed to false
you did not tell me the truth
- a proven or verified principle or statement; fact
the truths of astronomy
- usually plural a system of concepts purporting to represent some aspect of the world
the truths of ancient religions
- fidelity to a required standard or law
- faithful reproduction or portrayal
the truth of a portrait
- an obvious fact; truism; platitude
- honesty, reliability, or veracity
the truth of her nature
- accuracy, as in the setting, adjustment, or position of something, such as a mechanical instrument
- the state or quality of being faithful; allegiance
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- 藞迟谤耻迟丑濒别蝉蝉, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 迟谤耻迟丑顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 迟谤耻迟丑顎僱别蝉蝉路ness noun
- 尘颈蝉路迟谤耻迟丑顎 noun
- 苍辞苍路迟谤耻迟丑顎 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of truth1
Idioms and Phrases
- in truth, in reality; in fact; actually:
In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.
More idioms and phrases containing truth
- gospel truth
- home truth
- moment of truth
- naked truth
- unvarnished truth
Example Sentences
鈥淢any companies are eliminating roles that can be filled by AI. The truth is, if your job can be done by a bot, your job may be in jeopardy of being cut,鈥 Elliott said.
Before the film's release, Politkovskaya's family raised concerns about the 亚洲网紅露点s of War script, believing the film took too many liberties with the truth.
"They cause the retraumatisation of grieving families, they obstruct the truth, they obstruct lesson learning and they act as a fundamental bar and barrier to change."
That unfortunate truth helps explain why we鈥檙e struggling to take action on climate change.
Without dissent, without facts, without the ability to speak truth to power, you cannot have due process.
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More About Truth
What is a basic definition of聽truth?
Truth means the actual state of a matter, an adherence to reality, or an indisputable fact. Truth has several other senses as a noun.
The truth refers to the version of reality that we exist in. Putting it more simply, if you are 鈥渢elling the truth,鈥 you are describing the world as it actually is and not making things up or telling lies.
- Real-life examples: Police detectives try to discover the truth when investigating crimes so that they don鈥檛 arrest the wrong person. Criminals often hide or distort the truth so that they won鈥檛 get caught.
- Used in a sentence: I told my mom I passed the test, but the truth was that I failed it badly.聽
In a related sense, truth can also mean an agreement with reality or facts.
- Used in a sentence: We doubted that there was any truth to his claims of seeing Bigfoot.
Truth can also mean a fact or a statement that nobody disagrees with.
- Used in a sentence: Parents often have to tell their kids sad truths when a pet dies.
Where does聽迟谤耻迟丑听come from?
The first records of truth come from before the 900s. It comes from the Old English noun 迟谤脓辞飞迟丑 and is related to the Old Norse tryggth, meaning 鈥渇aith.鈥
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What are some other forms related to truth?
- truthful (adjective)
- truthless (adjective)
- truthlessness (noun)
- half-truth (noun)
- untruth (noun)
What are some synonyms for truth?
What are some words that share a root or word element with truth?听
What are some words that often get used in discussing truth?
How is聽truth used in real life?
Truth is a very common word that means reality as it actually is or statements that describe reality correctly.
The plain truth is vaccination in the U.S. will take many months and won't magically end the pandemic.
鈥 Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden)
As a journalist or commentator, your job is not to maintain neutrality but to tell the truth. Neutrality is a judge's job, not yours.
鈥 Ashok Swain (@ashoswai)
The words we speak matter. That鈥檚 why I believe we need to speak words of truth and hope not only to ourselves but to others as well. Here are 20 things we should say more often if we want to make the world more positive:
鈥 Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11)
Try using聽truth!
Is truth used correctly in the following sentence?
It was hard for him to face the truth that his cooking was bad because he had fooled himself into thinking he was a master chef.
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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