true
adjective
[ truː ]
• in accordance with fact or reality.
• "a true story"
Similar:
accurate,
correct,
verifiable,
faithful,
literal,
veracious,
in accordance with reality,
what actually/really happened,
the case,
so,
unelaborated,
unvarnished,
• accurate or exact.
• "it was a true depiction"
Similar:
accurate,
true to life,
faithful,
telling it like it is,
as it really happened,
fact-based,
realistic,
close,
lifelike,
convincing,
correct,
unerring,
exact,
precise,
perfect,
on target,
on the mark,
vérité,
spot on,
on the money,
verisimilar,
veristic,
• loyal or faithful.
• "he was a true friend"
Similar:
loyal,
faithful,
true-hearted,
devoted,
dedicated,
staunch,
true-blue,
constant,
unswerving,
unwavering,
trustworthy,
trusty,
reliable,
dependable,
firm,
steady,
dutiful,
supportive,
• honest.
• "we appeal to all good men and true to rally to us"
true
adverb
• truly.
• "Hobson spoke truer than he knew"
• accurately or without variation.
Similar:
accurately,
unerringly,
unswervingly,
without deviating,
true
verb
• bring (an object, wheel, or other construction) into the exact shape or position required.
• "the bench sander is ideal for truing up faces of timber"
Origin:
Old English trēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce.
hold true
• remain true or valid.
• "his views still hold true today"
