truth

noun

ˈtrüth How to pronounce truth (audio)
Definition of truthnext
as in accuracy
agreement with fact or reality there is no truth to the rumor that the couple is getting a divorce

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Recent Examples of truth Jolly and Nixon are as willing and able as any nominees ever to take the real issues to the people, to speak truth to power. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 There is also the inconvenient truth that savers would benefit from competition for deposits, and there are more savers than borrowers. — Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Vulnerable truths Not everyone has had such a supportive family. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Blonde loosens the plot, leaning into the unreliability of memory and the false truths that occupy the gaps between love and certainty. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for truth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truth
  1. accuracy
  2. authenticity
  3. truthfulness
  4. facticity
Noun
  • But figuring out how to implement generative AI is a trickier task for the Times in particular, a news institution that is obsessed with accuracy and attention to detail.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Smith experience is always going to be a roller coaster, impressive feats of accuracy and arm talent mixed with desperation heaves and maddening turnovers.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of accuracy
Noun
  • This is partially because, for the brief duration of her success, she has been ensnared in a debate over her authenticity.
    — Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But if physical and digital watermarks were meant to verify authenticity, AI watermarks serve more to signal inauthenticity.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of authenticity
Noun
  • There is an emphatic truthfulness to the story and the performances that anchor it, which is both refreshing and innovative.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Some people thought the character was too much, but Danica managed to make her just that without losing the truthfulness, and the ending wouldn’t have worked without that.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of truthfulness
Noun
  • An effective story must have the unity and lyricism of a poem while giving the comforting facticity of a novel.
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Molina seems to be trying to prove a point here, something about what can be lost by emphasizing the facticity and evidentiary value of archival research.
    — Jacob Silverman, New Republic, 16 Aug. 2017
Definition of facticity

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“Truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truth. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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