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true
adjective as in real, valid; concordant with facts
Strongest matches
accurate, appropriate, authentic, bona fide, correct, genuine, honest, legitimate, natural, normal, perfect, proper, pure, sincere, truthful, typical
Weak matches
actual, authoritative, dependable, factual, indubitable, lawful, legal, on-target, precise, rightful, sure-enough, trustworthy, undeniable, undesigning, undoubted, unerring, unfaked, unfeigned, unquestionable, veracious, veridical, veritable, very
adjective as in loyal
Strongest matches
dedicated, devoted, faithful, honest, honorable, pure, reliable, sincere, steadfast, sure, worthy
Strong matches
confirmed, constant, fast, firm, liege, right, square, staunch, steady, straight, trusty, upright
Weak matches
allegiant, ardent, conscientious, creditable, dependable, dutiful, estimable, high-principled, just, no lie, on the up and up, resolute, right-minded, scrupulous, strict, true-blue, truehearted, trustworthy, unaffected, undistorted, unfeigned, unswerving, up front, veracious, veridical, wholehearted
adverb as in honestly, accurately
Weak matches
correctly, on-target, perfectly, precisely, properly, rightly, truthfully, unerringly, veraciously, veritably
Example Sentences
What happened to true love knows no boundaries and all that?
At 1:42 a.m., a commenter bluntly asked: “Jeff, Is it true you are a convicted sex offender?”
True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
Like his old man, he keeps it reined in, but when talking about fishing, a true regret seeps out.
None of that is true for those brands who have booked black faces.
She is quite true, but not wise, and your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing.
Each religion claims that its own Bible is the direct revelation of God, and is the only true Bible teaching the only true faith.
Each picture bore a label, giving a true description of the once-honoured gem.
It seems to be a true instinct which comes before education and makes education possible.
But if what I told him were true, he was still at a loss how a kingdom could run out of its estate like a private person.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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