in truth
As things are
In truth signals that what follows is the real situation, often contrasting with appearances or prior assumptions.
It's a somewhat formal alternative to "actually" or "really": He seemed confident, but in truth he was terrified.
The phrase emphasizes honesty or correction: In truth, I never liked him much.
Without concealment or evasion
- candidlyWithout concealment or evasion
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- sincerelyWith genuine feeling
- genuinelyIn a real manner
openly · straightforwardly · authentically · transparently · forthrightly · earnestly · unreservedly · bluntly
State of existing fact
- factVerifiable piece of information
- veracityConformity to fact
- genuinenessQuality of being real
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
certainty · substance · objectivity · existence · concreteness · materiality · tangibility
Word affirming emphasis
- certainlyWithout any doubt
- actuallyIn truth, not supposedly
- reallyIn actual fact
- trulyIn a genuine manner
absolutely · definitely · unquestionably · undoubtedly · clearly · positively · assuredly · verily
frankly
Without concealment or evasion
genuinely · openly · straightforwardly · authentically · transparently · forthrightly · earnestly · unreservedly · bluntly · directly
actuality
State of existing fact
- factVerifiable piece of information
- veracityConformity to fact
- genuinenessQuality of being real
authenticity · certainty · substance · objectivity · existence · concreteness · materiality · tangibility
indeed
Word affirming emphasis
truly · absolutely · definitely · unquestionably · undoubtedly · clearly · positively · assuredly · verily · emphatically
- in summaryin short, in brief, in sum, briefly, succinctly
- concession phrasesadmittedly, granted, that said, in fairness, having said that
in truthfalsely
Contrary to fact
untruthfully · dishonestly · deceptively · mendaciously · deceitfully
in truthinsincerely
Without true feeling
disingenuously · hypocritically · in jest · in name only · performatively
in truthon the surface
In apparent aspect only
seemingly · apparently · outwardly · on the face of it · at first glance
truth, truthful, truths, untruth, truthfulness, untruthful, truthfully, verity, untruthfully