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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

Such bald-faced truth telling has long been part of Mormon journaling culture.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

"Some form of independent truth telling, led by Indigenous peoples and not controlled by the league, is essential in terms of creating the possibilities of healing and justice," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2023

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