truth-teller
One who's forthright
A truth-teller is someone who speaks honestly, especially when honesty is difficult or unwelcome.
The term often carries connotations of courage or moral clarity—the truth-teller says what others won't: Every organization needs at least one truth-teller.
In folklore and literature, the truth-teller is a stock figure who pierces illusion or hypocrisy.
Free from deception
- candidHonest and direct
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- uprightVertical or morally sound
principled · ethical · virtuous · integrity · trustworthy · authentic · genuine · transparent
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
sage · diviner · cassandra · foreteller · revealer · messenger · harbinger · augur
One who uncovers hidden things
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- witnessOne who attests
- reporterOne who gathers news
- leakerOne who discloses secrets
revealer · activist · dissident · insider · watchdog · muckraker · investigator · crusader
Truthfulness, sincerity
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- blurtingImpulsive verbal outburst
naivete · unfiltered · candor · artless · guileless · spontaneous · uninhibited · straightforward
honest
Free from deception
- candidHonest and direct
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
upright · principled · ethical · virtuous · integrity · trustworthy · authentic · genuine · transparent · honorable
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
visionary · sage · diviner · cassandra · foreteller · revealer · messenger · harbinger · augur · clairvoyant
exposer
One who uncovers hidden things
leaker · revealer · activist · dissident · insider · watchdog · muckraker · investigator · crusader · advocate
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
blurting · naivete · unfiltered · candor · artless · guileless · spontaneous · uninhibited · straightforward · simple
- whistleblowingleak, leaker, expose, hotline, disclosure form
- dissentersdissenter, dissenters, dissidents, dissident, nonconformists
- wise foolsjester, court fool, holy fool, village idiot, idiot savant
truth-tellerliar
One who speaks falsely
deceiver · prevaricator · fibber · fabricator · falsifier
truth-tellerfraud
Intentional criminal trickery
con artist · charlatan · impostor · Pinocchio · gaslighter
truth-tellerpropagandist
Pusher of biased messaging
misinformer · gaslighter · manipulator · spin doctor · huckster
truth, teller, true, truly, truths, truthful, truthfully, truthfulness, untruth