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truer

 
Adjective true has 14 senses
  1. true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "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"
    Antonyms:
    false, mendacious, specious, trumped-up, untrue, wrong
  2. real, true - not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold"
    Antonyms: counterfeit, imitative (indirect, via genuine)
  3. true - conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
    Antonyms:
    atypical, untypical (indirect, via typical)
  4. true, dead on target - accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
    Antonym: inaccurate (indirect, via accurate)
  5. true - devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
    Antonym:
    unfaithful (indirect, via faithful)
  6. truthful, true - expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
  7. dependable, honest, reliable, true - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
    Antonyms: untrustworthy, untrusty (indirect, via trustworthy)
  8. genuine, true, unfeigned - not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
    Antonym: insincere (indirect, via sincere)
  9. true - rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
    Antonym:
    unreal (indirect, via real)
  10. true - determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"
    Antonym:
    magnetic (indirect, via geographic)
  11. true, lawful, rightful - having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
    Antonym: illegitimate (indirect, via legitimate)
  12. on-key, true - in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note"
    Antonyms: inharmonious, unharmonious (indirect, via harmonious)
  13. true, straight - accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"
    Antonym: uneven (indirect, via even)
  14. true - reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"
    Antonyms:
    unreliable, undependable (indirect, via reliable, dependable)
    Antonyms: unreliable, undependable (indirect, via reliable, dependable)
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