Synonyms of true
27 similar words · 22 opposite words
Another word for true is real. Other synonyms of true are factual, acceptable, legitimate, precise and rightful. The opposite of true is false.
Synonyms and similar words for true
adjectiveConforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
adjectiveConforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
- legitimateConforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
- preciseConsistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true...
- validOf a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
- acceptableCapable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; welcome; gratifying; pleasing to a receiver.
- allowablePermissible; tolerable; legitimate.
- legitLegitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid.
- licitUnforbidden; permitted.
- permissiblePermitted.
- rightfulBy right; by law.
- rulableAccording to rule; allowable.
- leveful obsoleteAllowable; permissible; lawful.
adjectiveGenuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
- bona fide
- actual
- authentic
- genuine
- lubish
- non-fake
- pukka
- sterling
- unadulterated
- uncounterfeitedNot counterfeited; genuine.
- undissembledNot dissimulated or feigned; genuine, unfaked.
- unfakedNot faked.
- unfeigned
- veritableTrue; genuine.
Opposite of true
adjectiveConforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- falseUntrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- untrueFalse; not true.
- bastard
- counterfactual
- erroneous
- fallaciousCharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
- off
- counterfeit
- fictitiousInvented; contrived.
- inaccurateMistaken or incorrect; not accurate.
- incorrect
- inventedFictional, made up, imaginary.
- made up
- nonfactualNot factual; false or fictional.
- nontrueNot true.
- nontruthfulNot truthful.
- pseudo-
- spurious
- untruthful
- unveracious
- unveridicalNot veridical.
- wrong
Meaning of true
- adjective Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- adjective As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence.
- adjective Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
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Questions about synonyms of true
- What is another word for true?
- True has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as real, factual, acceptable, legitimate, precise, rightful, permissible and valid.
- What is the opposite of true?
- The opposite of true is false. Other antonyms of true are untrue, fallacious, nontrue, invented and inaccurate.
- What does true mean?
- True means conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: true (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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