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tell the truth

VERB

level

Synonyms

WEAK

be above-board be frank be on the up and up be open be straight be straightforward be up-front come clean come to terms keep nothing back talk straight

Antonyms

STRONG

lie prevaricate

WEAK

deceive

VERB

own

Synonyms

STRONG

allow avow concede confess declare disclose grant recognize

WEAK

assent to come clean let on make clean breast of own up

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal condemn deny disapprove disavow disclaim disown dispute hide refuse reject repudiate secrete

Example Sentences

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Why should litigants and witnesses tell the truth if the judge cannot even tell the truth?

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The Hillsborough Law will create a "duty of candour" for public authorities to tell the truth and co-operate with disaster inquiries.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“Any fool can tell a lie,” she explained, “but the right method is to tell the truth in such a way that the intelligent reader is seduced into telling the lie for himself.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"It's a path to healing. We're waiting for answers, the truth, for them to tell the truth; we're not asking for anything more," she told journalists.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

It doesn’t matter, because I just tell the truth.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

tell the truth

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