VERACITY Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

veracity

noun

və-ˈra-sə-tē

Definition of veracity

as in integrity

devotion to telling the truth her innate veracity is beyond question

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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

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Recent Examples of veracity Garmin News has published an image that purports to be a render of the upcoming wearable, although that site itself admits the veracity of this leak is uncertain. — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 On social media, many refused to believe the veracity of a photo his office released that included the front page of the sports section of the Washington Post. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Contra Zola, Gérôme’s talents as a draftsman, combined with his slick finishes and his touches of veracity in costume and design, show how style was just as important to him as any subject. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 While the veracity of those statements is, at best, questionable, the final entry in the saga of games going to space features Microsoft’s AR HoloLens technology. — William Worrall, Space.com, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for veracity

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Noun

The Los Angeles Community College District abruptly canceled bidding for a major student housing project after a losing bidder challenged the integrity of the process.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The court is confident in the soundness of the proceedings and the integrity of the judges.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of integrity

Noun

His kicking has the combination of distance and accuracy required to bypass a high press and immediately turn a defensive phase into an attacking one.

— Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Quantum sensors helped an aircraft navigate over the Pacific without GPS, improving position accuracy by 89%.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of accuracy

Noun

But Newcastle generally lacked precision and urgency in attack.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Rarely has a film so resourcefully evoked the transportive but decidedly analog thrill of reading; rarely has the warmly musty smell of research libraries and archives somehow wafted with such sense-memory precision off a cinema screen.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of precision

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

That experience helped shape Antares’ thinking around reliability and manufacturing maturity.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Fragmented systems, inconsistent data, undocumented business logic and years of workarounds will show up in the quality and reliability of what gets produced.

— Atul Sabharwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of reliability

Noun

The 25-year-old California singer-songwriter staked out his turf by taking pride in the ordinariness of his hit, from the mild-mannered vocals to the drama-free sincerity of his romantic imagery.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Most scenes were filmed with four or five takes as the actors experimented with different tones, feelings, and levels of sincerity to give Meriwether options in the editing room.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerity

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