VERACIOUSNESS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

veraciousness

noun

as in good faith

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Noun

Back then, there was no formal process to follow for spying, with the EFL’s fine due to breaching ‘good faith regulations’.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Scientists would have had little reason to bring ethical questions to the NIH’s attention, or to work in good faith with the agency to design rigorous rules.

— Doni Bloomfield, STAT, 21 July 2026

Definition of good faith

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

Election integrity has become a key policy priority under Trump throughout the summer, as the president has repeatedly called for the passage of the SAVE America Act, which would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and a photo ID to vote.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Her reputation for excellence and the utmost integrity is well-earned.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of integrity

Noun

Any doubts about the veracity of Ruben’s story disappeared when a police car was seen driving into the visitors’ parking area.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Exxon was far from alone in its historical awareness of CO₂ and rigorous research into its ongoing ecological impacts—and in its subsequent shift toward dismissing or denying the veracity of its own science.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of veracity

Noun

Sometimes unspoken verities can be vital revelations that take you to a place of truth.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 27 July 2026
Stevens is the stay-the-course candidate, hewing to the belief that, despite all the Democratic Party’s problems, certain political verities—manufacturing is Michigan’s lifeblood, Israel is a bipartisan issue in America—remain immutable.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Definition of verity

Noun

There’s a tonal tug-of-war in this movie between naughtiness and aching sincerity.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
Mitchell’s own imitation of Spielbergian life, despite its meticulous re-creation (and gleeful destruction) of eighties suburbia, stumbles into an uncanny valley between sincerity and cynicism, between unintentional comedy and deliberate homage.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerity

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