Thesaurus / true-blue
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True blue Presbyterianism rose in contrast with milder colours of Ecclesiasticism.
RECOLLECTIONS OF A LONG LIFEJOHN STOUGHTONLittle True Blue had, therefore, at a very early age, to encounter “the battle and the breeze.”
TRUE BLUEW.H.G. KINGSTONBilly True Blue was all this time rapidly growing in size and strength, and in knowledge of affairs in general.
TRUE BLUEW.H.G. KINGSTONTrue Blue had not been long on board the Ruby before he became a favourite with most of his new shipmates.
TRUE BLUEW.H.G. KINGSTONTrue Blue instinctively discovered that he was a braggart and inclined to be a bully.
TRUE BLUEW.H.G. KINGSTONThere were several other boys on board the frigate, among whom, naturally, True Blue took the lead.
TRUE BLUEW.H.G. KINGSTONTrue Blue kept his glance on the stranger, that he might note immediately any change in her course.
TRUE BLUEW.H.G. KINGSTONTrue Blue had not far to stoop as he took the lanyard of the lock in his hand and looked carefully along the gun.
TRUE BLUEW.H.G. KINGSTONAgain the firing went on as before, and True Blue modestly returned to his powder tub.
TRUE BLUEW.H.G. KINGSTONThe whole party were now grouped together before the placard, with Billy True Blue in the centre.
TRUE BLUEW.H.G. KINGSTONWORDS RELATED TO TRUE-BLUE
- aboveboard
- blameless
- chaste
- conscientious
- correct
- courteous
- decent
- decorous
- dutiful
- elevated
- exemplary
- good
- high-minded
- honorable
- immaculate
- incorruptible
- innocent
- just
- kindly
- kosher
- laudable
- meet
- meritorious
- modest
- moralistic
- noble
- praiseworthy
- principled
- proper
- pure
- respectable
- right
- righteous
- saintly
- salt of the earth
- scrupulous
- seemly
- square
- straight
- true-blue
- trustworthy
- truthful
- upright
- upstanding
- virtuous
- worthy
- accurate
- always there
- authentic
- authoritative
- convincing
- credible
- dependable
- ethical
- exact
- honest
- honorable
- kosher
- levelheaded
- mature
- on the level
- on up and up
- open
- plausible
- principled
- realistic
- responsible
- righteous
- rock solid
- saintly
- secure
- sensible
- solid
- square
- steadfast
- straight
- there
- to be trusted
- tried
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- true
- true-blue
- trustable
- truthful
- unfailing
- upright
- valid
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- trustable
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- good
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- true-blue
- trusty
- unequivocal
- unfailing
- unimpeachable
- upright
- veracious
- 24-carat
- aboveboard
- actual
- artless
- bona fide
- candid
- dead-level
- dear
- devout
- earnest
- faithful
- for real
- forthright
- frank
- genuine
- guileless
- heartfelt
- honest-to-God
- honest-to-goodness
- like it is
- meant
- natural
- no-fooling
- no-nonsense
- on the level
- on the line
- on the up and up
- open
- outspoken
- plain
- pretensionless
- real
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- saintly
- serious
- square
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- true
- true-blue
- trustworthy
- unaffected
- undesigning
- undissembled
- unfeigned
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- up-front
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- aboveboard
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- dead-level
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- frank
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- heartfelt
- honest to God
- like it is
- meant
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- no fooling
- no-nonsense
- on the level
- on the line
- on up and up
- open
- outspoken
- plain
- pretensionless
- real
- regular
- righteous
- saintly
- serious
- square
- sure enough
- true
- true-blue
- trustworthy
- twenty-four carat
- unaffected
- undesigning
- undissembled
- unfeigned
- unpretentious
- wholehearted
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