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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
Staying true to a strategy requires constant vigilance.
If that were true, then even Hitler was not a “real” dictator.
An assessment made by the New Zealander after the Champions Trophy exit in March still holds true.
This provision theoretically applies to everybody, but in practice it only matters for one person: the first true two-way threat to come along in more than a century.
That is true, and it’s the best 10 seconds of this documentary, but viewers won’t know what to make of it without the declassified evidence.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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