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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Others came to the show’s defense, saying the scene closely follows depictions in the book — and is a truthful reenactment of history.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
But in this case, everything was completely truthful.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Weisselberg was credited with giving truthful testimony and the entities were convicted and fined.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
Attorneys say Autry's truthful testimony also provides the necessary alibi for Adams, WREG reported.
—CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
People trying to communicate truthful, valuable messages don’t repeat enough.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Judge George Gallagher, who presides in the 396th District Court in Tarrant County, had the discretion to believe the prospective jurors offered truthful responses, the state argued.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024
Coming from another speaker whose relationship with Black Americans was less transactional, less transparently condescending, more respectful and more truthful, these comments might have hummed with it’s-just-us humor.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Additionally, social media users may not always be truthful or accurate in their responses.
—Elijah Clark, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Nectar Gan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
But in this case, everything was completely truthful.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Weisselberg was credited with giving truthful testimony and the entities were convicted and fined.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
Attorneys say Autry's truthful testimony also provides the necessary alibi for Adams, WREG reported.
—CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
People trying to communicate truthful, valuable messages don’t repeat enough.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Judge George Gallagher, who presides in the 396th District Court in Tarrant County, had the discretion to believe the prospective jurors offered truthful responses, the state argued.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024
Coming from another speaker whose relationship with Black Americans was less transactional, less transparently condescending, more respectful and more truthful, these comments might have hummed with it’s-just-us humor.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Additionally, social media users may not always be truthful or accurate in their responses.
—Elijah Clark, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1567, in the meaning defined above
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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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