Synonyms of veracity

veracity

noun

və-ˈra-sə-tē 

1

as in integrity

devotion to telling the truth

her innate veracity is beyond question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• integrity
• honesty
• truthfulness
• reliability
• sincerity
• authenticity
• credibility
• verity
• probity
• reliableness
• accuracy
• truth
• objectivity
• trustworthiness
• dependability
• scrupulousness
• rectitude
• frankness
• incorruptibility
• ingenuousness
• candor
• forthrightness
• righteousness
• straightforwardness
• correctness
• uprightness
• good faith
• candidness
• honorableness
• scrupulosity
• guilelessness
• genuineness
• artlessness
• honor
• right-mindedness
• trustability
• trustiness
• plainspokenness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lying
• dishonesty
• deceit
• untruthfulness
• mendacity
• falsity
• deception
• hypocrisy
• duplicity
• falseness
• deceitfulness
• insincerity
• fakery
• smoothness
• dissimulation
• artifice
• dissembling
• double-dealing
• trickery
• mendaciousness
• cozenage
• slipperiness
• crookedness
• perfidy
• cunning
• guile
• dupery
• wiliness
• indirection
• furtiveness
• insidiousness
• slickness
• unscrupulousness
• craftiness
• slyness
• equivocation
• underhandedness
• oiliness
• prevarication
• exaggeration
• cunningness
• inaccuracy
• treacherousness
• beguilement
• two-facedness
• fraudulentness

2

as in accuracy

the quality or state of being very accurate

I challenge the veracity of many of the quotations in his memoirs, for he recreates conversations that occurred decades ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accuracy
• precision
• preciseness
• perfection
• fidelity
• exactness
• truth
• exactitude
• definiteness
• rigor
• accurateness
• definitiveness
• fineness
• correctness
• rigorousness
• nicety
• rightness
• closeness
• delicacy
• ultraprecision
• strictness
• subtlety
• determinacy
• meticulousness
• fastidiousness
• definitude
• carefulness
• care
• persnicketiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inaccuracy
• roughness
• approximation
• imprecision
• coarseness
• roundness
• falsity
• inexactness
• incorrectness
• wrongness
• falseness
• inexactitude
• impreciseness
• carelessness
• guesswork
• looseness
• vagueness
• indefiniteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of veracity

Instead of simply quoting an original source without the full context of the surrounding information, the users can choose whether or not to follow the link and better understand the veracity of the author’s claim or statement. — Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

The Shirilla family still argues that Christine’s account didn’t have veracity, but their appeal for a new trial was denied in 2024. — Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026

The Pentagon has convened a task force, the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, to examine the veracity of these UAP encounters that stretch back decades. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

And even if credible veracity comes and goes, Lindsay-Abaire mines them for plenty of laughs. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026

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