Meaning & use

truism

noun·Advanced

A statement that is so obviously true it hardly needs to be said, and so is often seen as unoriginal.

See it in a sentence

It's a truism that practice improves performance, yet many people still avoid it.

The speech was full of truisms about hard work rather than concrete plans.

A note on using this word

Truism often carries a slightly negative tone, implying that a statement, while true, is too obvious to be useful or insightful.

Words with a similar meaning

clicheplatitude

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