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truths Meaning & Definition

ˈtrüth

What Does Truths Mean?

Truths is a noun that means the body of real things, events, and facts. It is also used to mean the real facts about something.

Truths in Brief

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈtrüth/
Synonymsfacticity, factuality and sooth
Antonymsfalseness, falsity and untruth

Truths Definition (Noun)

  1. the body of real things, events, and facts : actuality

    actions guided by truth

  2. the real facts about something

    need to face the truth / Tell me the truth. / You think I don't care, but nothing could be further from the truth. =that is absolutely not true / I said I liked it, but truth be told/known =really, honestly, it was awful.

  3. the state of being the case : fact

    the truth of the matter

  4. a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality

    A movie can depart from the strict truth and capture a broader, deeper truth …

  5. a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true

    truths of thermodynamics / a basic/fundamental/eternal/universal truth of human nature

  6. truism
  7. the body of true statements and propositions

    commitment to scientific truth

  8. the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality

    There's no truth in anything he says. / Her story contains a grain/kernel of truth. / I doubt the truth of their accusations.

  9. true

    Her propeller shaft was a trifle out of truth …

  10. fidelity to an original or to a standard

    The actor struggled to find the truth of the character.

  11. sincerity in action, character, and utterance see also live one's truth

    … the absolute truth of his speech and the rectitude of his behavior.

  12. fidelity, constancy
  13. god

Synonyms of Truths

Truths synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Truths

Truths in a Sentence

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

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

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

Alcoholism and redemption led me finally to truth.

Hunger and jealousy are just eternal truths of human existence.

actions guided by truth

need to face the truth

Tell me the truth.

You think I don't care, but nothing could be further from the truth. =that is absolutely not true

I said I liked it, but truth be told/known =really, honestly, it was awful.

the truth of the matter

A movie can depart from the strict truth and capture a broader, deeper truth …

truths of thermodynamics

a basic/fundamental/eternal/universal truth of human nature

commitment to scientific truth

There's no truth in anything he says.

Her story contains a grain/kernel of truth.

I doubt the truth of their accusations.

Her propeller shaft was a trifle out of truth …

The actor struggled to find the truth of the character.

… the absolute truth of his speech and the rectitude of his behavior.

there is no truth to the rumor that the couple is getting a divorce

need to face the truth / Tell me the truth. / You think I don't care, but nothing could be further from the truth. =that is absolutely not true / I said I liked it, but truth be told/known =really, honestly, it was awful.

truths of thermodynamics / a basic/fundamental/eternal/universal truth of human nature

There's no truth in anything he says. / Her story contains a grain/kernel of truth. / I doubt the truth of their accusations.

Word Forms & Grammar

truths

Truth

Truths

nothing could be farther from the truth

nothing could be further from the truth

truth

truth be known

truth be told

truth be told/known

Words That Rhyme With Truths

Origin of Truths

Middle English trewthe, from Old English trēowth fidelity; akin to Old English trēowe faithful true:1

First Known Use

before 12th century

Truths: Your Questions Answered

What part of speech is truths?

Truths is a noun.

What is another word for truths?

You can replace truths with words such as facticity, factuality and sooth. See the full list of truths synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of truths?

Words opposite in meaning to truths are falseness, falsity, untruth and erroneousness.

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