truth
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a fact that has been verified
at last he knew the truth
Types & categories
- fact hypernym
- home truth hyponym
- verity hyponym
Sense 2 noun
conformity to reality or actuality
they debated the truth of the proposition
Types & categories
- actuality hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a true statement
he told the truth
Types & categories
- statement hypernym
- gospel truth hyponym
- tautology hyponym
- truism hyponym
Related & opposite
- falsehood antonym
Sense 4 noun
the quality of being near to the true value
he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- inaccuracy antonym
- accurate attribute
- inaccurate attribute
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fact |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | home truth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | verity |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | falseness |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | true |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | false |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | true |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | actuality |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | falsehood |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | statement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gospel truth |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tautology |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | truism |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | inaccuracy |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | accurate |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | inaccurate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | exactness |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | fidelity |