true

Meanings

• proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
  • "out of true"
• make level, square, balanced, or concentric
  • "true up the cylinder of an engine"
• consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell
  • "the story is true"
  • "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"
  • "the true meaning of the statement"
• accurately placed or thrown
  • "his aim was true"
• devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
  • "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
• expressing or given to expressing the truth
  • "a true statement"
• conforming to definitive criteria
  • "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"
  • "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
• worthy of being depended on
  • "he was true to his word"
  • "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
• not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
  • "true grief"
• rightly so called
  • "true courage"
  • "a spirit which true men have always admired"
  • "a true friend"
• determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
  • "true north is geographic north"
• having a legally established claim
  • "the true and lawful king"
• in tune; accurate in pitch
  • "a true note"
• accurately fitted; level
  • "the window frame isn't quite true"
• as acknowledged
  • "true, she is the smartest in her class"

Synonyms

admittedly, avowedly, confessedly, dead on target, dependable, genuine, honest, lawful, on-key, reliable, rightful, straight, true up, truthful, unfeigned