truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl 
: telling or disposed to tell the truth
a truthful witness
truthfulness
noun
Examples of truthful in a Sentence
We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night.
I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful, I hate vacuuming.
Recent Examples on the Web
Remembering it again, back in the present, Louis cannot deny his actions and admits that Lestat’s retelling is more truthful.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 June 2024
The case has become a lightning rod for questions, speculation, and allegations, and Dial Tone and The New Yorker Studios are embedding within the community in order to deliver a fair, nuanced, and truthful account of what really happened.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 June 2024
Under federal law, employers can make factual statements, for instance regarding union dues, as long as those statements are truthful and not misleading, coercive or intimidating.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
But there was an understanding from the beginning, when Robert Redford bought the rights to the movie and Alan Pakula became the director, there was an understanding among all of us that the movie was going to be absolutely truthful and follow the book, because that's what happened.
—ABC News, 16 June 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 June 2024
The case has become a lightning rod for questions, speculation, and allegations, and Dial Tone and The New Yorker Studios are embedding within the community in order to deliver a fair, nuanced, and truthful account of what really happened.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 June 2024
Under federal law, employers can make factual statements, for instance regarding union dues, as long as those statements are truthful and not misleading, coercive or intimidating.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
But there was an understanding from the beginning, when Robert Redford bought the rights to the movie and Alan Pakula became the director, there was an understanding among all of us that the movie was going to be absolutely truthful and follow the book, because that's what happened.
—ABC News, 16 June 2024
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“Truthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truthful. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl
: telling or being in the habit of telling the truth
truthfulness
noun
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