telling the truth
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- candidHonest and direct
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- frankOpen and direct
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
transparency · blunt · forthright · authentic · genuine · oath · witness · admit · reveal · straight · openness · integrity · trustworthy · sworn · testimony · conscience · vulnerable · raw
- vulnerabilityvulnerability, vulnerable, defenselessness, defenseless, helplessness
veracity
telling the truthlying
Stating known falsehoods
deceiving · fabricating · falsifying · prevaricating · dissembling
intent
telling the truthgaslighting
Manipulation causing self-doubt
conning · manipulating · duping · hoodwinking · pulling the wool over someone's eyes
transparency
telling the truthconcealing
Keeping something secret
covering up · keeping secrets · stonewalling · obfuscating · holding back