TRUE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • proper alignment
   • the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
   Usage Example(s)
   • out of true
   Hypernyms(s) true is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • alignment (what does alignment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • true (what does true mean?)
   • true up (what does true up mean?)

TRUE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make level, square, balanced, or concentric
   Synonym(s)
   • true up (what does true up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • true up the cylinder of an engine
   Hypernyms(s) true is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • align (what does align mean?)
   • aline (what does aline mean?)
   • line up (what does line up mean?)
   • adjust (what does adjust mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • true (what does true mean?)

TRUE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • accurately placed or thrown
   Synonym(s)
   • dead on target (what does dead on target mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his aim was true
   • he was dead on target
   Similar To
   • accurate (what does accurate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • reliable as a basis for action
   Usage Example(s)
   • a true prophesy
   Similar To
   • reliable (what does reliable mean?)
   • dependable (what does dependable mean?)
3. Meaning
   • accurately fitted
   • level
   Synonym(s)
   • straight (what does straight mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the window frame isn”t quite true
   Similar To
   • even (what does even mean?)
4. Meaning
   • devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
   Usage Example(s)
   • true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
   Similar To
   • faithful (what does faithful mean?)
5. Meaning
   • not synthetic or spurious
   • of real or natural origin
   Synonym(s)
   • real (what does real mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • real mink
   • true gold
   Similar To
   • genuine (what does genuine mean?)
   • echt (what does echt mean?)
6. Meaning
   • in tune
   • accurate in pitch
   Synonym(s)
   • on-key (what does on-key mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a true note
   Similar To
   • harmonious (what does harmonious mean?)
7. Meaning
   • expressing or given to expressing the truth
   Synonym(s)
   • truthful (what does truthful mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a true statement
   • gave truthful testimony
   • a truthful person
   Antonym(s)
   • untruthful (what does untruthful mean?)
   Similar To
   • honest (what does honest mean?)
   • veracious (what does veracious mean?)
   • honest (what does honest mean?)
8. Meaning
   • consistent with fact or reality
   • not false
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Antonym(s)
   • false (what does false mean?)
   Similar To
   • actual (what does actual mean?)
   • genuine (what does genuine mean?)
   • literal (what does literal mean?)
   • real (what does real mean?)
   • apodictic (what does apodictic mean?)
   • apodeictic (what does apodeictic mean?)
   • factual (what does factual mean?)
   • so(p) (what does so(p) mean?)
   • truthful (what does truthful mean?)
   • sure (what does sure mean?)
   See Also
   • correct (what does correct mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • faithful (what does faithful mean?)
   • genuine (what does genuine mean?)
   • echt (what does echt mean?)
   • honest (what does honest mean?)
   • honorable (what does honorable mean?)
   • sincere (what does sincere mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • truth (what does truth mean?)
   • the true (what does the true mean?)
   • verity (what does verity mean?)
9. Meaning
   • conforming to definitive criteria
   Usage Example(s)
   • the horseshoe crab is not a true crab
   • Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
   Similar To
   • typical (what does typical mean?)

TRUE as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • as acknowledged
   Synonym(s)
   • admittedly (what does admittedly mean?)
   • avowedly (what does avowedly mean?)
   • confessedly (what does confessedly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • true, she is the smartest in her class