truth serum

[trooth seer-uhm] / ˈtruθ ˌsɪər əm /

NOUN

truth drug

Synonyms

WEAK

Pentothal scopolamine sodium pentothal thiopental sodium

Example Sentences

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As the YouTube hit demonstrates, hot sauce isn’t just for daredevils and masochists: It’s a truth serum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Though occasionally used in court, forensic hypnosis was no truth serum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023

And if Carroll was given a dose of truth serum, the hunch here is he would acknowledge this as his most satisfying season in Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Now it was being recast as a kind of truth serum, a tool of deep personal introspection.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2021

That doesn’t make me any less afraid of going under truth serum.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth