Synonyms for truth

noun

Conformity to reality
truthfulness, veracity, correctness, sincerity, verity, candor, openness, honesty, fidelity, frankness, revelation, exactitude, authenticity, factualism, exactness, infallibility, precision, perfection, rectitude, certainty, genuineness, accuracy, fact, the gospel truth*, straight dope*, inside track*, the nitty-gritty*, the facts*, the case*.
Antonyms lie*, deception, falsehood.
Integrity
trustworthiness, honor, probity; see honesty 1.

truth suggests conformity with the facts or with reality, either as an idealized abstraction Pilate said to him, ``What is truth?"" or in actual application to statements, ideas, acts, etc. there is no truth in that rumor; veracity, as applied to persons or to their utterances, connotes habitual adherence to the truth I cannot doubt your veracity; verity, as applied to things, connotes correspondence with fact or with reality the verity of that thesis; verisimilitude, as applied to literary or artistic representations, suggests a degree of plausibility sufficient to induce audience belief the characterizations in that novel lack verisimilitude

in truth

in fact, indeed, really; see truly 1.

See truth in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms

truth veracity verity verisimilitude

These nouns refer to the quality of being in accord with fact or reality. Truth is a comprehensive term that in all of its nuances implies accuracy and honesty: “We seek the truth, and will endure the consequences” (Charles Seymour).
Veracity is adherence to the truth: “Veracity is the heart of morality” (Thomas H. Huxley).
Verity often applies to an enduring or repeatedly demonstrated truth: “beliefs that were accepted as eternal verities” (James Harvey Robinson).
Verisimilitude is the quality of having the appearance of truth or reality: “merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative” (W.S. Gilbert).

See truth in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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