Meaning & use
truth
The quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality.
See it in a sentence
It took months for the truth about the accident to finally come out.
She valued truth above comfort, even when honesty was difficult to hear.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'in truth' is a formal way of saying 'actually' or 'in fact,' often introducing a contrast.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
falsehoodlie
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