TRUISM Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

truism

noun

ˈtrü-ˌi-zəm

as in cliche

an idea or expression that has been used by many people ended his letter with the overused truism, "You can't win them all!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

profundity

Examples of truism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Until recently, one of the truisms of U.S. politics was that parties most often won by seizing the high ground of optimism. —

David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024 This only one life, so live it twice The listener is then led into an old truism about the moon—a curiosity rooted in physical perspective. —

Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2024 The Decameron is a fitfully funny, occasionally poignant testament to the truism that no matter the circumstances, people will always find a way to be people, in all our petty or horny or heroic glory. —

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024 The wry dating advice from a 65-year-old doula or the hilarious truisms dished out by a gay barber who’d seen it all. —

Sara Youngblood Gregory, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for truism

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