truth-telling

ADJECTIVE

truthful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

believable candid correct factual forthright precise realistic reliable sincere straightforward true trustworthy

WEAK

exact faithful frank guileless ingenuous just kosher legit like it is literal on the level on the up and up open outspoken plainspoken real righteous scrupulous square straight true-blue unfeigned unreserved veracious veritable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deceitful devious dishonest false imprecise inaccurate incorrect inexact insincere tricky unreliable untrustworthy untruthful

WEAK

hypocritical lying

Example Sentences

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Given how widespread falsehoods and lying have become, any reference to the value of truth telling can seem counterintuitive.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

Petro, himself a former guerrilla, said Mancuso can contribute to the unfinished truth telling.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

“But you can imagine it if you’re taught about it. There’s a need for truth telling and widening perspectives.”

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023

The compass-like "truth telling" alethiometer used in hit TV series His Dark Materials is among the objects going on show in a public exhibition.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2022

But fools have learned to tell fool-lies, and they have left children the monopoly of truth telling.

From The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play by Rae, John

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