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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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Romero pushed back on that idea, saying there are other kinds of interview techniques that authorities can use to help determine whether someone’s account is truthful.
—Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2026
Customer service Veterans United received an A+ from the Better Business Bureau for its transparency, truthful advertising, and its response to consumer complaints, according to the BBB website.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
At one point Gentile agreed to submit to a polygraph examination, presumably to demonstrate his denials were truthful.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
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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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