truthful

truth·ful

adjective \ˈtrüth-fəl\

Definition of TRUTHFUL

: telling or disposed to tell the truth <a truthful witness>

— truth·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— truth·ful·ness noun

Examples of TRUTHFUL

1. We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night.
2. I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful, I hate vacuuming.

First Known Use of TRUTHFUL

circa 1567

Related to TRUTHFUL

Synonyms

honest, veracious

Antonyms

dishonest, fibbing, lying, mendacious, prevaricating, untruthful

Related Words

candid, direct, forthcoming, forthright, foursquare, frank, freehearted, free-spoken, open, openhearted, out-front, outspoken, plain, plainspoken; believable, credible, true, veritable; artless, earnest, genuine, guileless, unaffected, unpretending, unpretentious; conscientious, moral, principled, scrupulous; aboveboard, dependable, reliable, trustable, trustworthy, trusty

Near Antonyms

fallacious, false, untrue; unbelievable, undependable, unreliable, unscrupulous, untrustworthy; bluffing, dissembling, dissimulating, duplicitous, equivocating, hypocritical, insincere, posing, pretending; artful, deceitful, deceptive, devious, evasive, slick, slippery, sly, sneaky, treacherous, tricky, underhanded, wily

Rhymes with TRUTHFUL

ruthful, youthful