veracious
Given to honesty
Veracious means truthful or accurate.
A veracious person habitually tells the truth; a veracious account faithfully represents the facts.
The word is formal and relatively rare, more likely to appear in legal or academic contexts than casual speech: The witness provided a veracious testimony.
Not to be confused with voracious, which means ravenous or insatiable.
Accurate and sincere
- honestFree from deception
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- genuineTruly what it claims
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
frank · candid · unfeigned · guileless · plain-spoken · direct · straightforward · unvarnished
Conforming to fact
- factualGrounded in truth
- correctFree from error
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
- preciseExactly correct, no error
valid · verifiable · authentic · unerring · meticulous · rigorous · faithful · literal
Worthy of confidence
- dependableWorthy of trust
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- credibleWorthy of acceptance
- reputableHaving a good name
honorable · principled · upright · conscientious · scrupulous · ethical · incorruptible · steadfast
Moral soundness and consistency
- probityThorough moral honesty
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
honor · morality · conscience · scruples · decency · honesty · righteousness · ethics
truthful
Accurate and sincere
forthright · frank · candid · unfeigned · guileless · plain-spoken · direct · straightforward · unvarnished · transparent
accurate
Conforming to fact
precise · valid · verifiable · authentic · unerring · meticulous · rigorous · faithful · literal · strict
trustworthy
Worthy of confidence
- dependableWorthy of trust
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- credibleWorthy of acceptance
reputable · honorable · principled · upright · conscientious · scrupulous · ethical · incorruptible · steadfast · consistent
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- probityThorough moral honesty
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
virtue · honor · morality · conscience · scruples · decency · honesty · righteousness · ethics · principles
- accuracyaccurate, precise, exact, correct, right
- integrityintegrity, honesty, truthfulness, uprightness, rectitude
- authenticgenuine, real, true, bona fide, legitimate
veraciousmendacious
Prone to lying
lying · untruthful · dishonest · deceitful · duplicitous