True definition

True as an adjective

1. consistent with fact or reality; not false

   "the story is true"

2. accurately placed or thrown

   "his aim was true"

   Same sense: dead on target

3. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth

   "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"

4. expressing or given to expressing the truth

   "a true statement"

   Same sense: truthful

5. conforming to definitive criteria

   "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"

6. worthy of being depended on

   "he was true to his word"

   Same sense: honest, reliable, dependable

7. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

   "true grief"

   Same sense: genuine, unfeigned

8. rightly so called

   "true courage"

9. determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles

   "true north is geographic north"

10. having a legally established claim

    "the true and lawful king"

    Same sense: lawful, rightful

11. in tune; accurate in pitch

    "a true note"

    Same sense: on-key

12. accurately fitted; level

    "the window frame isn't quite true"

    Same sense: straight

True as a noun

13. proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment

    "out of true"

True as an adverb

14. as acknowledged

    "true, she is the smartest in her class"

    Same sense: admittedly, avowedly, confessedly

True as a verb

15. make level, square, balanced, or concentric

    "true up the cylinder of an engine"

    Same sense: true up

Synonyms and antonyms

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

Opposite: false.

All synonyms of true, sense by sense

How to say true

True has 1 syllable and rhymes with to. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with true

• to
• you
• do
• who
• new
• two
• too
• through
• few
• due
• knew
• view

TRUE in word games

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

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Anagrams

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