Veraciousness
What it means
The quality of being consistently truthful and accurate.
Reach for it when naming a settled commitment to truthful and factually reliable expression
Readers trusted the journal for its careful, consistent veraciousness.
Words to choose between 5
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everyday
Fits when habitual honesty is meant plainly
Careful Truthfulness concerns intent more than accuracy.
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warm
Fits when moral sincerity is the valued trait
Careful Honesty extends beyond factual statements.
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professional
accuracy
Fits when correspondence with facts is measurable
Careful Accuracy can be achieved without candor.
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professional
Fits when accounts prove dependable over time
Careful Reliability includes consistency beyond truth-telling.
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formal
Fits when openness avoids concealment or evasion
Careful Candor can be subjective and tactless.
Opposites 3
- mendacity
- deceitfulness
- inaccuracy
Common phrases 3
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known for veraciousness
The historian was known for veraciousness in both praise and criticism.
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journalistic veraciousness
Journalistic veraciousness requires correction when new evidence appears.
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veraciousness of testimony
Records supported the veraciousness of testimony given years later.
Word family 2
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