Synonyms for truth
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Verity
verity, reality, veracity, truthfulness, fact, honesty, sincerity, candor US, candour UK, fidelity, loyalty, deed, trueness, veraciousness rare, veridicality rare
2. Accuracy
Definitions
- n. 1
True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
The truth is that our leaders knew a lot more than they were letting on.
- n. 2
Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.
There was some truth in his statement that he had no other choice.
- n. 3
The state or quality of being true to someone or something.
Truth to one's own feelings is all-important in life.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- truths → verities, realities, veracities, truthfulnesses…
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Truth is primarily and verity is always a quality of thought or speech, especially of speech, as in exact conformity to fact. Candor, frankness, honesty, and ingenuousness are allied with veracity, and verity with truth, while truthfulness may accord with either.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- reality There is nothing like reality to combat illusions.
- veracity Courts examine the veracity of witness testimony.
- verity Tom's testimony cast serious doubt on the verity of John's account.
- truthfulness I started doubting the truthfulness of his statement.
- correctness He is vehemently opposed to political correctness.
- rightness Rightness of limitation is essential for growth of reality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| truth | rising | |
| reality | rising | |
| veracity | rising | |
| verity | steady | |
| truthfulness | rising | |
| correctness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- law1
- 4 letters
- fact1, deed1
- 5 letters
- right1, axiom3
- 6 letters
- verity3, candor2, fealty3, truism3
- 7 letters
- reality4, loyalty3, honesty3, candour, topness
- 8 letters
- accuracy4, fidelity4, veracity4, trueness
- 9 letters
- principle3, precision3, certainty3, sincerity4, rightness2
- 11 letters
- correctness3
- 12 letters
- truthfulness3, veridicality
- 13 letters
- veraciousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (axiom3 = 3 syllables).