Synonyms for veracity
Most common
truth honesty credibility truthfulness accuracy correctness sincerity frankness
All synonyms
Noun
truthfulness, truth, credibility, honesty, accuracy, sincerity, frankness, correctness, exactness, verity, candor US, candour UK, reality, veraciousness, veridicality
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
Forms
- Plural
- veracities → truthfulnesses, truths, credibilities, honesties…
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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.
- honesty He didn't believe that honesty is the best policy.
- credibility Paul was drinking too much and had no credibility.
- truthfulness I started doubting the truthfulness of his statement.
- accuracy I started doubting the accuracy of his statement.
- correctness He is vehemently opposed to political correctness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| veracity | rising | |
| truth | rising | |
| honesty | rising | |
| credibility | rising | |
| truthfulness | rising | |
| accuracy | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- truth1
- 6 letters
- verity3, candor2
- 7 letters
- reality4, honesty3, candour
- 8 letters
- accuracy4
- 9 letters
- sincerity4, frankness2, exactness
- 11 letters
- credibility5, correctness3
- 12 letters
- truthfulness3, veridicality
- 13 letters
- veraciousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (verity3 = 3 syllables).