truth is
Being honest here
Truth is introduces a frank or emphatic statement, often one the speaker finds uncomfortable or counterintuitive: Truth is, I never really liked him.
The phrase signals that what follows cuts through pretense or evasion.
Sometimes expanded to the truth is or truth of the matter is.
It functions as a sentence opener rather than a complete thought.
- realityWhat actually exists
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- factVerifiable piece of information
- revealMake something visible
- actualExisting in fact
authentic · genuine · naked · bare · unvarnished · plain · simple · plain and simple · harsh · bitter · hard to swallow · hard · brutal · undeniable · inescapable · evident · obvious · clear
speaker's epistemic stance
truth ismaybe
Expression of uncertainty
possibly · rumor has it · perhaps · supposedly · allegedly
truth, true, truly, truths, truthful, truthfully, truthfulness, untruth, untrue