true
proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment - out of true • Hypernyms: alignment
make level, square, balanced, or concentric - true up the cylinder of an engine • Syn: true up • Hypernyms: align, aline, line up, adjust • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
1. consistent with fact or reality; not false (Freq. 83) - the story is true - "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell - the true meaning of the statement • Ant: false • Similar to: actual, genuine, literal, real, apodictic, apodeictic, truthful, sure • See Also: correct, right, faithful, genuine, echt, honest, honorable, sincere • Derivationally related forms: trueness • Attrubites: truth, the true, verity, trueness 2. accurately placed or thrown (Freq. 3) - his aim was true - he was dead on target • Syn: dead on target • Similar to: accurate • Derivationally related forms: trueness 3. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth (Freq. 2) - true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them • Similar to: faithful • Derivationally related forms: trueness 4. expressing or given to expressing the truth - a true statement - gave truthful testimony - a truthful person • Syn: truthful • Ant: untruthful (for: truthful) • Similar to: honest, veracious • See Also: honest, honorable • Derivationally related forms: truthfulness (for: truthful) 5. conforming to definitive criteria - the horseshoe crab is not a true crab - Pythagoras was the first true mathematician • Similar to: typical 6. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed - genuine emotion - her interest in people was unfeigned - true grief • Syn: genuine, unfeigned • Similar to: sincere • Derivationally related forms: genuineness (for: genuine) 7. rightly so called - true courage - a spirit which true men have always admired - a true friend • Similar to: real 8. determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles - true north is geographic north • Similar to: geographic, geographical 9. having a legally established claim - the legitimate heir - the true and lawful king • Syn: lawful, rightful • Similar to: legitimate • Derivationally related forms: rightfulness (for: rightful), lawfulness (for: lawful) 10. in tune; accurate in pitch - a true note • Syn: on-key • Similar to: harmonious 11. accurately fitted; level - the window frame isn't quite true • Syn: straight • Similar to: even 12. worthy of being depended on - a dependable worker - an honest working stiff - a reliable sourcSFLe of information - he was true to his word - I would be true for there are those who trust me • Syn: dependable, honest, reliable • Similar to: trustworthy, trusty • Derivationally related forms: trueness, reliableness (for: reliable), reliability (for: reliable), honestness (for: honest), dependableness (for: dependable), dependability (for: dependable)
as acknowledged (Freq. 2) - true, she is the smartest in her class • Syn: admittedly, avowedly, confessedly
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