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True

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.

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Accurate 84% connected

In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact;…

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Accurate 84% connected

In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact;…

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Actual 84% connected

Involving or comprising action; active.

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Actual 84% connected

Involving or comprising action; active.

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Apodeictic 84% connected

Alt. of Apodictical

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Apodeictic 84% connected

Alt. of Apodictical

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Apodictic 84% connected

Alt. of Apodictical

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Apodictic 84% connected

Alt. of Apodictical

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Even 84% connected

Evening. See Eve, n. 1.

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Even 84% connected

Evening. See Eve, n. 1.

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Faithful 84% connected

Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.

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Faithful 84% connected

Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.

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Genuine 84% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Genuine 84% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Geographic 84% connected

Alt. of Geographical

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Geographic 84% connected

Alt. of Geographical

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Geographical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to geography.

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Geographical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to geography.

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Harmonious 84% connected

Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical.

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Harmonious 84% connected

Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical.

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Legitimate 84% connected

Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession…

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Legitimate 84% connected

Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession…

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Literal 84% connected

According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.

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Literal 84% connected

According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.

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Real 84% connected

A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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Real 84% connected

A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system.

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Sincere 84% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Sincere 84% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Sure 84% connected

Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.

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Sure 84% connected

Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.

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Trustworthy 84% connected

Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.

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Trustworthy 84% connected

Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.

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Trusty 84% connected

Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.

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Trusty 84% connected

Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.

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Truthful 84% connected

Full of truth; veracious; reliable.

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Truthful 84% connected

Full of truth; veracious; reliable.

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Typical 84% connected

Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.

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Typical 84% connected

Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.

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Veracious 84% connected

Observant of truth; habitually speaking truth; truthful; as, veracious historian.

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Veracious 84% connected

Observant of truth; habitually speaking truth; truthful; as, veracious historian.

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Adjust 76% connected

To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a stan…

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Align 76% connected

To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

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Alignment 76% connected

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adj…

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Aline 76% connected

To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align.

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Trueness 74% connected

The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

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Trueness 74% connected

The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

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Correct 66% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Correct 66% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Faithful 66% connected

Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.

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Faithful 66% connected

Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.

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Genuine 66% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Genuine 66% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Sincere 66% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Sincere 66% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Trueness 66% connected

The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

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Trueness 66% connected

The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

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Truth 66% connected

The quality or being true; as: -- (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.

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Truth 66% connected

The quality or being true; as: -- (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.

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Verity 66% connected

The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality.

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Verity 66% connected

The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality.

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Admittedly 92% connected

Confessedly.

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Confessedly 92% connected

By confession; without denial.

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Dependable 92% connected

Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy.

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Genuine 92% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Honest 92% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Lawful 92% connected

Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

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Reliable 92% connected

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.

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Rightful 92% connected

Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons.

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Straight 92% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Truthful 92% connected

Full of truth; veracious; reliable.

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Unfeigned 92% connected

Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man.

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False 94% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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False 94% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Untruthful 94% connected

Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact.

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Untruthful 94% connected

Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact.

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