Synonyms of truthful

truthful

adjective

ˈtrüth-fəl 

as in honest

being in the habit of telling the truth

a truthful youngster who wouldn't just make up a story like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untruthful
• dishonest
• false
• lying
• mendacious
• untrue
• fallacious
• unreliable
• unbelievable
• unscrupulous
• untrustworthy
• fibbing
• prevaricating
• hypocritical
• undependable
• pretending
• insincere
• deceptive
• duplicitous
• evasive
• deceitful
• artful
• sly
• tricky
• treacherous
• wily
• devious
• slippery
• sneaky
• slick
• underhanded
• dissembling
• dissimulating
• posing
• bluffing
• equivocating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of truthful

If it is now widely accepted that truthful portrayals of war are both technically and morally impossible, what are artists still obligated to picture in this moment when war is proliferating across the globe? —Hanlu Zhang, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026

Though less truthful in its content, Bush did the same for nearly two years before the Iraq War. —Charles Walldorf, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026

Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and even those of us with brutally truthful passport photos have a chance to be beautiful in our own way. —Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026

The deep, dark, truthful mirror is coming for all of us. —Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026