truth

About 85.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.

   The truth is that our leaders knew a lot more than they were letting on.

2. noun Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.

   There was some truth in his statement that he had no other choice.

3. noun The state or quality of being true to someone or something.

   Truth to one's own feelings is all-important in life.

4. noun Faithfulness, fidelity.
5. noun A pledge of loyalty or faith.
6. noun Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc.
7. noun That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality.

   The truth is what is.

8. noun Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom.

   Hunger and jealousy are just eternal truths of human existence.

Similar words

accuracy verity true statement true actually indeed veracity truthfulness factual really

Often followed by

of and is in that about to was or

Word family

Sojourner Truth Truth Truths nothing could be farther from the truth nothing could be further from the truth truth be known truth be told truth be told/known truths