nountruths/truːðz/ /truːθs/

• 1The quality or state of being true.

  ‘he had to accept the truth of her accusation’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Big business acts on a different scale of honesty, morality and truth to we mere mortals.’
  • ‘It will say that truth and honesty were the basic disciplines of scientists such as Jones.’
  • ‘My research showed that this stereotype once had some truth but is now no longer true.’
  • ‘Even true stories do not display the whole truth - just a version or perception of it.’
  • ‘You tell that lie to thousands and keep telling it, and soon enough it becomes accepted as truth.’
  • ‘Synthesis is useful and unavoidable - but it is still a true story and not the whole truth.’
  • ‘From it beginnings this government has had a tenuous relationship with truth.’
  • ‘However, when one digs deeper, the uncomfortable truth lies not far below the surface.’
  • ‘Journalists have one thing in common with historians, a residual obligation to truth.’
  • ‘Perhaps there is some truth in that old adage about good things coming to those who wait!’
  • ‘We are not going to make any progress on this until we get some truth and transparency about what's going on.’
  • ‘She may have been exaggerating some, but I'm afraid there's a lot of truth in what she said.’
  • ‘There is some truth in the old saying that there is a small child in each of us only waiting to get out to play.’
  • ‘He laughs at that, but you can't help thinking there is an element of truth in that suggestion.’
  • ‘A close examination of what he has achieved suggests there is some truth in it.’
  • ‘There may turn out to be some truth to this, but it's far too early to apportion blame.’
  • ‘I think there may be an element of truth to that, but I also think it goes slightly deeper than that.’
  • ‘As Mark Twain once said, " Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction?’
  • ‘The report went on to say there was no truth in the rumour.’
  • ‘Without some kind of guide for distinguishing truth from falsehood, we are lost.’

  Synonyms

  veracity, truthfulness, verity, sincerity, candour, honesty, genuineness

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  1. 1.1also the truthThat which is true or in accordance with fact or reality.
     ‘tell me the truth’
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     • ‘she found out the truth about him’
     • ‘Madness is full of mischief and when the truth becomes distorted, reality has no meaning.’
     • ‘They cannot deny facts and the truth but of course they will never admit they are wrong.’
     • ‘The news is uncertain, the details clouded and vague, and the truth behind the fact is elusive.’
     • ‘Whether she was in fact telling the truth is of course an entirely different matter.’
     • ‘As we said at the time, for once both of them were probably actually telling the truth.’
     • ‘All I say is that they should look at the facts and at the truth of what has happened.’
     • ‘It is in fact the truth: she's told the story so many times she now thinks she made it up.’
     • ‘I looked down at the hand of his I could see and realized he was in fact telling the truth.’
     • ‘Our very civilisation depends on our knowing that we are being told the truth on matters of war and peace.’
     • ‘No matter what the truth was, several lives were irrevocably affected and one was lost.’
     • ‘Only an unannounced visit by the agency could have ascertained the truth in the matter.’
     • ‘Experts can tell you anything, but you can't clarify the facts and find out the truth.’
     • ‘If facts are checked by many more sources then the truth is likelier to be told.’
     • ‘In fact now that he knew the truth about his mother she was the only one that he felt he could trust.’
     • ‘Whether we vote for it or against it, it does not alter the fact that it is the truth.’
     • ‘Whether you actually make a profit or are telling the truth are not the issues here.’
     • ‘It got to the point where I actually managed to convince myself it was the truth.’
     • ‘I can't demand that people speak the absolute truth about the dear departed.’
     • ‘"I can't tell you much for you must discover the whole truth for yourself.’
     • ‘She plays Themba's daughter who returns from exile to learn the unpalatable truth about her father.’
     Synonyms

     the fact of the matter, what actually happened, what really happened, the case, so

     fact, facts, reality, real life, actuality

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  2. 1.2count noun A fact or belief that is accepted as true.
     ‘the emergence of scientific truths’
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     • ‘the fundamental truths about mankind’
     • ‘One of the great accepted truths which shapes our existence is the fact that nothing lasts forever.’
     • ‘You face truths and facts in personal and professional situations to gain clarity.’
     • ‘We western liberals take it as an article of faith that facts and truths trump everything.’
     • ‘Taken at face value it might seem quite a silly idea but in fact it was based on some fundamental truths.’
     • ‘At such a tender age this kid is demonstrating he has already learned the two fundamental truths of life.’
     • ‘The timeless truths about life and love are far too matter of fact to make this film worth watching.’
     • ‘It is also at least arguable that scientific truths are by their very nature provisional.’
     • ‘If we cannot trust such minds to discover truths about the world, how can we accept the verities of science?’
     • ‘It does, however, go without saying that general principles are by no means universal truths.’
     • ‘If there are no conceptual truths, there are no conceptual analyses either.’
     • ‘The programmes gave us a chance to question accepted truths, while allowing us to wallow in a bit of nostalgia.’
     • ‘While churches differ on some doctrine, there are basic truths upon which we agree.’
     • ‘It needs repeating over and over again and eventually truths like these might start getting through.’
     • ‘Here he makes a most valid distinction in relation to local truths and perceptions.’
     • ‘There are no shared truths, everything is a personal statement, a point of view, an attitude.’
     • ‘The idea that one can arrive at reliable truths by pure reason is simply obsolete.’
     • ‘The text is concerned, essentially, with establishing truths that can be relied upon.’
     • ‘Perhaps in that book I'm trying to make the point that there can be no truths.’
     • ‘There are some unshakable truths in the world which just cannot be changed.’
     • ‘Here is an understanding of how we can move from absolute truths to a confidence in our own uncertain wisdom.’
     Synonyms

     fact, verity, certainty, certitude

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