Truthfulness
What it means
The quality of being honest and accurate in expression.
Reach for it when praising a pattern of candor that includes correction of mistakes
His truthfulness helped rebuild confidence after the reporting error.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
straight shooting
Fits when informal praise for direct honesty fits
Careful The idiom sounds macho and confuses bluntness with complete truthfulness.
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everyday
Fits when sincere conduct and absence of deceit matter
Careful Honesty is broader and allows factual mistakes.
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warm
Fits when genuine feeling or intention matters
Careful A sincere person can repeat false information.
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professional
accuracy
Fits when correctness can be checked
Careful Accuracy can occur accidentally and says nothing about honesty.
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formal
Fits when frank disclosure is central
Careful Candor may be selective and does not guarantee accuracy.
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formal
forthrightness
Fits when direct, non-evasive expression matters
Careful Forthrightness can be blunt and still omit relevant facts.
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formal
Fits when factual reliability of a statement or source is assessed
Careful Veracity is technical and less about moral character.
Opposites 3
- dishonesty
- deceit
- falsity
Common phrases 3
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value truthfulness
Editors value truthfulness more than a falsely tidy narrative.
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reputation for truthfulness
Her reputation for truthfulness survived because she corrected small errors publicly.
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truthfulness of
The court considered the truthfulness of the account separately from its completeness.
Word family 2
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