Synonyms of truthful

truthful

adjective

ˈtrüth-fəl 

as in honest

being in the habit of telling the truth

a truthful youngster who wouldn't just make up a story like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honest
• outspoken
• reliable
• veracious
• credible
• true
• conscientious
• genuine
• candid
• plain
• frank
• forthright
• unaffected
• forthcoming
• direct
• believable
• earnest
• moral
• guileless
• trustworthy
• plainspoken
• openhearted
• artless
• unpretentious
• scrupulous
• open
• dependable
• unpretending
• principled
• veritable
• free-spoken
• out-front
• aboveboard
• freehearted
• trusty
• trustable
• foursquare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untruthful
• dishonest
• false
• lying
• mendacious
• untrue
• fallacious
• unreliable
• unbelievable
• unscrupulous
• untrustworthy
• fibbing
• prevaricating
• hypocritical
• undependable
• pretending
• insincere
• deceptive
• duplicitous
• evasive
• deceitful
• artful
• sly
• tricky
• treacherous
• wily
• devious
• slippery
• sneaky
• slick
• underhanded
• dissembling
• dissimulating
• posing
• bluffing
• equivocating

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of truthful

Someone can make a truthful observation & there’s always one short-ish dude waiting to be offended. —Dave Quinn, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024

He was accused of tampering with evidence and not being truthful with law enforcement. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024

In some states, real estate agents need to provide truthful information upon a buyer’s request, or at the very least, point you toward the right direction to find out. —Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024

Whatever the generative AI tells them is presumed to be truthful and ironclad. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024