Synonyms for truthful
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Accurately depicting what is real.
He drew a truthful portrait of the prince.
Related words
- Word family
- truthfully truthfulness
- Phrases
- to be truthful
Example sentences
- honest Say what you will, I think he is an honest person.
- sincere Tom told Mary that he thought John wasn't sincere.
- factual Is it factual to say that arrogant people are thin?
- trustworthy He is a good fellow for sure, but not trustworthy.
- frank Americans are frank enough to say what they think.
- candid You have to be up-front and candid at interviews.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| truthful | rising | |
| honest | rising | |
| sincere | falling | |
| factual | falling | |
| trustworthy | rising | |
| frank | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- true1
- 5 letters
- frank1
- 6 letters
- honest2, candid2, truthy
- 7 letters
- sincere2, factual3, artless
- 8 letters
- faithful2
- 9 letters
- veridical, veracious
- 11 letters
- trustworthy3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honest2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- véridique
- Italiano
- veridico
- Deutsch
- wahrhaftig