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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as in integrity
devotion to telling the truth
because I privately questioned the truthfulness of the seller, I had an independent mechanic check out the vehicle before I agreed to purchase it
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Recent Examples of truthful
Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
That stayed 100 percent truthful this season.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The voice-over is both truthful and ironic.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
The people that go through life just enjoying life, enjoying people that are truthful, that are loyal, that are honest.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Thorne’s adaptation is billed as truthful to the original novel – set in the early 1950s on an unnamed Pacific island – and will delve further into the book’s emotive themes; human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
That stayed 100 percent truthful this season.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The voice-over is both truthful and ironic.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
The people that go through life just enjoying life, enjoying people that are truthful, that are loyal, that are honest.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truthful
Adjective
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When his father’s milestone birthday arrived, the teen saw an opportunity to be brutally honest.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Other marketing, the kind of stuff that people who would need to seek out (like, oh, big fans of Bruce) is more honest, like this featurette all about Cooper’s approach to this specific time in The Boss’ life and career.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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Wellsense highlights that its Fli solutions are designed for versatility, supporting a broad spectrum of well applications such as production optimization, well integrity evaluation, stimulation monitoring, and abandonment planning.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In her later years, she became known as an outspoken activist for animal rights and for voicing strong, controversial opinions — such as denouncing the #MeToo movement in 2018.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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As Hollywood has grown more outspoken in recent months about the situation in the Middle East, the challenges of convincing its distributors — the lifelines that can take movies from obscurity to national recognition — remain.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The seven pillars of society—wisdom, love, respect, bravery, honesty, humility, and truth—aren’t just words carved into sacred walls.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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That requires a lot of honesty.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The film’s ever-so-slightly absurd sincerity is nothing if not brazen.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the film’s version of events, the fate of the plane and everyone on it comes down to Nobody’s ability to manipulate the relative sincerity of Japan’s Deputy Minister Shinichi Ishida and Seo Go-myung.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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What skills — care, competence, sincerity, and reliability — are needed to strengthen the trust in these relationships?—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Customers and industry experts, like those with Consumer Reports, say that Viasat and Hughesnet, in particular, suffer from reliability issues.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Truthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truthful. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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