Habitually truthful and accurate in what is said or recorded.
Reach for it when praising a person or account whose commitment to truth is unusually dependable
The veracious witness corrected a date even though the error helped her case.
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everyday
Fits when honest speech is the direct claim
Careful Truthful is natural and broad, while veracious sounds scholarly and can distract from the evidence.
warm
Fits when moral openness and fair dealing matter beyond factual accuracy
Careful An honest person can make innocent errors, whereas veracious also stresses accuracy.
professional
Fits when correspondence with the facts is what can be checked
Careful Accurate reports can be produced without proving the writer's truthful character.
professional
Fits when repeated information can be depended on
Careful Reliability may come from method rather than a personal devotion to truth.
formal
Fits when difficult facts are stated openly
Careful Candor can be blunt and selective; veracity concerns truthfulness, not style.
veracious account
Her veracious account included the uncertainty around the final hour.
veracious witness
A veracious witness distinguishes memory from inference.
scrupulously veracious
The historian remained scrupulously veracious even in the celebratory chapter.
Keep in mind
Veracious is uncommon outside formal or literary prose; truthful is usually clearer.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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