Synonyms for truthfulness

5 synonyms
6 antonyms

noun

Most common

truth accuracy honesty veracity verity

All synonyms

Noun

honesty, veracity, truth, accuracy, verity

Antonyms

falseness, falsehood, untruthfulness

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Definitions

n. 1
The quality of being truthful.

Forms

Plural: truthfulnesses → honesties, veracities, truths, accuracies…

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Truthfulness, Candor, Frankness, Honesty, Ingenuousness or Veracity?

Truthfulness is a quality that may inhere either in a person or in his statements or beliefs. 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

truth Not only you but also he is ignorant of the truth.
accuracy I started doubting the accuracy of his statement.
honesty He didn't believe that honesty is the best policy.
veracity Courts examine the veracity of witness testimony.
verity Tom's testimony cast serious doubt on the verity of John's account.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
truthfulness		rising
truth		rising
accuracy		falling
honesty		rising
veracity		rising
verity		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: truth¹
6 letters: verity³
7 letters: honesty³
8 letters: accuracy⁴, veracity⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (verity³ = 3 syllables).