as in honest
being in the habit of telling the truth
a truthful youngster who wouldn't just make up a story like that
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Recent Examples of truthful
At one point Gentile agreed to submit to a polygraph examination, presumably to demonstrate his denials were truthful.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Does that make not being truthful with Kathy okay?
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
As both an advanced acting student and my Teaching Assistant for our TAPA Intro to Acting course, Jillian demonstrates a mastery of craft paired with a natural intuition that makes her work truthful, specific, and deeply human.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
As a condition of his plea to the Second-Degree Murder case, Jarvis Butts was required to give a truthful statement regarding the body of Na'Ziyah Harris.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Does that make not being truthful with Kathy okay?
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
As both an advanced acting student and my Teaching Assistant for our TAPA Intro to Acting course, Jillian demonstrates a mastery of craft paired with a natural intuition that makes her work truthful, specific, and deeply human.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
As a condition of his plea to the Second-Degree Murder case, Jarvis Butts was required to give a truthful statement regarding the body of Na'Ziyah Harris.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truthful
Adjective
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With the intuitive Moon in your sign, your 1st House of Perception asks for honest self-expression without overthinking.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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More astute attention to character development, and more honest portrayals of how most of us really live.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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European nations have been particularly outspoken.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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But the American pope has become increasingly outspoken against certain policies of the American president.—
Norah O'Donnell,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Truthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truthful. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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