true form

Unmasked actual identity

True form is the authentic or original shape of something that can change or disguise its appearance.

The phrase appears often in fantasy and mythology, where shapeshifters, demons, or gods may reveal their true form: The dragon shed its human disguise and showed its true form.

More broadly, it suggests an underlying reality hidden beneath surface appearances: Under pressure, his true form emerged.

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unmasked · shape · shape shifter · metamorphosis · hidden · original · core · soul · beast · beast within · monster · unveil · identity · morph · creature · veil · shifting · primal

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Opposites
authenticity

true formfacade

Deceptive outward appearance

false front · disguise · mask · pretense · veneer

transformation state

true formglamour

Fascinating, elegant attractiveness

illusion · human form · hidden identity · avatar · manifestation

performance versus reality

true formimage

Visual or mental likeness

social mask · performance · role · cover · camouflage

Family

true, form, truly, truth, truthful, truthfully, untruthful, untrue, truths

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