true
noun
1 true
Proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment.
verb
1 true
Make level, square, balanced, or concentric:
— True up the cylinder of an engine.
synonym: true up.
adjective
1 true
Consistent with fact or reality; not false.
Roget 1:
existing
etc.
v.;
existent,
under the sun;
in existence
etc.
n.;
extant;
afloat,
afoot,
on foot,
current,
prevalent;
undestroyed.
real,
actual,
positive,
absolute;
true
etc.
494;
substantial,
substantive;
self-existing,
self-existent;
essential.
well-founded,
well-grounded;
unideal†,
unimagined;
not potential
etc.
2;
authentic.
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Roget 772:
observant,
faithful,
true,
loyal;
honorable
etc.
939;
true as the dial to the sun,
true as the needle to the pole;
punctual,
punctilious;
literal
etc.
(exact)
494;
as good as one's word.
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Roget 983a:
orthodox,
sound,
strick†,
faithful,
catholic,
schismless†,
Christian,
evangelical,
scriptural,
divine,
monotheistic;
true
etc.
494.
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Polish: prawdziwy
2 true
Accurately placed or thrown:
— His aim was true.
synonym: dead on target.
3 true
Devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth.
4 true
Expressing or given to expressing the truth:
— A true statement.
synonym: truthful.
Roget 543:
truthful,
true;
veracious,
veridical;
scrupulous
etc.
(honorable)
939;
sincere,
candid,
frank,
open,
straightforward,
unreserved;
open hearted,
true hearted,
simple-hearted;
honest,
trustworthy;
undissembling
etc.
(dissemble)
etc.
544†;
guileless,
pure;
truth-loving;
unperjured†;
true blue,
as good as one's word;
unaffected,
unfeigned,
bona fide;
outspoken,
ingenuous
etc.
(artless)
703;
undisguised
etc.
(real)
494.
uncontrived.
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5 true
Conforming to definitive criteria.
6 true
Worthy of being depended on:
— He was true to his word.
— I would be true for there are those who trust me.
synonyms: dependable, honest, reliable.
Roget 939:
upright;
honest,
honest as daylight;
veracious
etc.
543;
virtuous
etc.
944;
honorable;
fair,
right,
just,
equitable,
impartial,
evenhanded,
square;
fair and aboveboard,
open and aboveboard;
white [U.S.].
constant,
constant as the northern star;
faithful,
loyal,
staunch;
true,
true blue,
true to one's colors,
true to the core,
true as the needle to the pole;
marble-constant"
[Antony and Cleopatra];
true-hearted,
trusty,
trustworthy;
as good as one's word,
to be depended on,
incorruptible.
straightforward
etc.
(ingenuous)
703;
frank,
candid,
open-hearted.
conscientious,
tender-conscienced,
right-minded;
high-principled,
high-minded;
scrupulous,
religious,
strict;
nice,
punctilious,
correct,
punctual;
respectable,
reputable;
gentlemanlike†.
inviolable,
inviolate;
unviolated†,
unbroken,
unbetrayed;
unbought,
unbribed†.
innocent
etc.
946;
pure,
stainless;
unstained,
untarnished,
unsullied,
untainted,
unperjured†;
uncorrupt,
uncorrupted;
undefiled,
undepraved†,
undebauched†;
integer vitae scelerisque purus [Lat.]
[Horace];
justus et tenax propositi [Lat.]
[Horace].
chivalrous,
jealous of honor,
sans peur et sans reproche [Fr.];
high-spirited.
supramundane†,
unworldly,
other-worldly,
overscrupulous†.
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Polish: odpowiedzialny, świadomy
7 true
Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed:
— True grief.
synonyms: genuine, unfeigned.
Roget 494:
real,
actual
etc.
(existing)
1;
veritable,
true;
right,
correct;
certain
etc.
474;
substantially true,
categorically true,
definitively true
&c.;
true to the letter,
true as gospel;
unimpeachable;
veracious
etc.
543;
unreconfuted†,
unconfuted†;
unideal†,
unimagined;
realistic.
exact,
accurate,
definite,
precise,
well-defined,
just,
just so,
so;
strict,
severe;
close
etc.
(similar)
17;
literal;
rigid,
rigorous;
scrupulous
etc.
(conscientious)
939;
religiously exact,
punctual,
mathematical,
scientific;
faithful,
constant,
unerring;
curious,
particular,
nice,
delicate,
fine;
clean-cut,
clear-cut.
verified,
empirically true,
experimentally verified,
substantiated,
proven
(demonstrated)
478.
rigorously true,
unquestionably true.
true by definition.
genuine,
authentic,
legitimate;
orthodox
etc.
983.1;
official,
ex officio.
pure,
natural,
sound,
sterling;
unsophisticated,
unadulterated,
unvarnished,
unalloyed,
uncolored;
in its true colors;
pukka†.
well-grounded,
well founded;
solid,
substantial,
tangible,
valid;
undistorted,
undisguised;
unaffected,
unexaggerated,
unromantic,
unflattering.
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Polish: autentyczny, naturalny, prawdziwy
8 true
9 true
Determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles.
10 true
Having a legally established claim:
— The true and lawful king.
synonyms: lawful, rightful.
11 true
In tune; accurate in pitch:
— A true note.
synonym: on-key.
12 true
adverb
1 true
As acknowledged:
— True, she is the smartest in her class.
synonyms: admittedly, avowedly, confessedly.
Roget 488:
yes,
yea,
ay,
aye,
true;
good;
well;
very well,
very true;
well and good;
granted;
even so,
just so;
to be sure,
'thou hast said',"
you said it,
you said a mouthful;
truly,
exactly,
precisely,
that's just it,
indeed,
certainly,
you bet,
certes [Lat.],
ex concesso [Lat.];
of course,
unquestionably,
assuredly,
no doubt,
doubtless;
naturally,
natch.
be it so;
so be it,
so let it be;
amen;
willingly
etc.
602.
affirmatively,
in the affirmative.
OK,
all right,
might as well,
why not;?
with one consent,
with one voice,
with one accord;
unanimously,
una voce,
by common consent,
in chorus,
to a man;
nem.
con,
nemine contradicente [Lat.];
nemine dissentiente [Lat.];
without a dissentient voice;
as one man,
one and all,
on all hands.
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