Synonyms of veracious

veracious

adjective

1

as in honest

being in the habit of telling the truth

he has a reputation for being veracious, so people generally take his word for things

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in accurate

following an original exactly

most readers have accepted the book as a veracious account of Samuel Johnson's table talk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accurate
• true
• authentic
• careful
• exact
• precise
• faithful
• strict
• realistic
• meticulous
• authoritative
• right
• genuine
• conscientious
• real
• scrupulous
• lifelike
• punctilious
• veridical
• bona fide

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• false
• inaccurate
• loose
• corrupt
• unfaithful
• careless
• imprecise
• inexact
• erroneous
• slack
• corrupted
• inauthentic
• incorrect
• untrue
• wrong
• slovenly
• invalid
• unsound
• off
• slipshod
• untruthful

3

as in true

being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard

a novel that presents a fairly veracious and unvarnished picture of the lives of affluent suburbanites

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accurate
• true
• correct
• good
• precise
• proper
• so
• exact
• logical
• right
• dead-on
• valid
• legitimate
• spot-on
• on-target
• perfect
• on the money
• sound
• bang on
• rigorous
• on target
• impeccable
• flawless
• infallible
• faultless
• strict
• letter-perfect
• stringent
• inerrant
• errorless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• false
• improper
• wrong
• incorrect
• inaccurate
• untrue
• off
• inexact
• imperfect
• defective
• faulty
• flawed