true

Loyal and genuine

True describes what corresponds to fact or reality: Is it true that you're leaving?

It also means genuine or authentic: a true friend, true love.

Something true to a standard is accurate or exact: The arrow flew true.

True can emphasize that something fits its category perfectly: a true believer, true north.

To come true is to be realized: Her dreams came true.

genuine

authentic

Verified as original

earnest · unfeigned · wholehearted · unpretentious · pure · honest · natural · unaffected · artless · ingenuous

factual

fact

Verifiable piece of information

confirmed · authentic · substantiated · documented · empirical · demonstrable · indisputable · undeniable · established · proven

de facto

actual

Existing in fact

effective · genuine · functioning · operating · unofficial · unrecognized · substantive · implicit · working · exercising

accuracy

precise

Exactly correct, no error

valid · reliable · consistent · meticulous · rigorous · objective · verified · accurate · definitive · conforming

honest

candid

Honest and direct

guileless · straightforward · blunt · plain-spoken · direct · sincere · upfront · unvarnished · outspoken · plain

loyal

faithful

Consistently loyal and true

dedicated · committed · staunch · unwavering · dependable · reliable · trusty · allegiant · stalwart · unswerving

belief

faith

Trust without proof

creed · gospel · scripture · revelation · salvation · grace · righteousness · orthodoxy · devotion · piety

aligned

straight

Not curved or crooked

  • levelHorizontal or uniform position
  • plumbExactly vertical or true
  • squareRhombus with right angles

aligned · calibrated · centered · flush · even · perpendicular · balanced · aimed · adjusted · set

Categories
Opposites
factual accuracy

truefalse

Not matching reality

untrue · incorrect · wrong · inaccurate · mistaken

authenticity/genuineness

truefake

Not the real thing

false · counterfeit · phony · bogus · artificial

loyalty/faithfulness

truefaithless

Untrustworthy, lacking loyalty

unfaithful · false · treacherous · disloyal · traitorous

Phrases
Family

trust, truth, truly, untrue, truthful, truce, truthiness, truths, untruth

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G