truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl 
: telling or disposed to tell the truth
a truthful witness
truthfulness
noun
Examples of truthful in a Sentence
We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night.
I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful, I hate vacuuming.
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Winter doesn’t deny that some of the advice is truthful — falling asleep in a colder, darker room, for example, or engaging in a relaxing activity like reading before bed.
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Elise Devlin, New York Times, 19 June 2025
In arguing — sometimes civilly, sometimes not — the details of the case, the 12 men and women in the room reflect something deeply truthful about all of us, as individuals and as a society.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 11 June 2025
The Möbius Book is truthful without being sentimental; direct without being cruel.
—Emily Temple
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Being 100 percent truthful is a big deal to LaBeouf.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
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Elise Devlin, New York Times, 19 June 2025
In arguing — sometimes civilly, sometimes not — the details of the case, the 12 men and women in the room reflect something deeply truthful about all of us, as individuals and as a society.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 11 June 2025
The Möbius Book is truthful without being sentimental; direct without being cruel.
—Emily Temple
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Being 100 percent truthful is a big deal to LaBeouf.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
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“Truthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truthful. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl
: telling or being in the habit of telling the truth
truthfulness
noun
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