true

Adjective
  1. Consistent with fact or reality;
    Not false (synset 302469730)
    "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"; "the true meaning of the statement"
    also:
    • correct, right - free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
    • faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance
    • echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit
    • honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
    • sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful
    tells us about: the true, trueness, truth, verity - conformity to reality or actuality
    similar to:
  2. Accurately placed or thrown (synset 300023157)
    "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
    similar to: accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
    same as: dead on target
  3. Devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth (synset 300962719)
    "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
    similar to: faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance
  4. Expressing or given to expressing the truth (synset 301228271)
    "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
    also: honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
    similar to:
    same as: truthful
  5. Conforming to definitive criteria (synset 302478996)
    "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
    similar to: typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
  6. Worthy of being depended on (synset 302474747)
    "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"
    similar to: trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief
    same as: dependable, honest, reliable
  7. Not pretended;
    Sincerely felt or expressed (synset 302187907)
    "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
    similar to: sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful
    same as: genuine, unfeigned
  8. Rightly so called (synset 301945125)
    "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
    similar to: real - no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
  9. Determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles (synset 301473564)
    "true north is geographic north"
    similar to: geographic, geographical - determined by geography
  10. Having a legally established claim (synset 301410239)
    "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
    similar to: legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
    same as: lawful, rightful
  11. In tune;
    Accurate in pitch (synset 301167303)
    "a true note"
    similar to: harmonious - musically pleasing
    same as: on-key
  12. Accurately fitted;
    Level (synset 300914318)
    "the window frame isn't quite true"
    similar to: even - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
    same as: straight
Noun
  1. Proper alignment;
    The property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment (synset 105084517)
    "out of true"
    is a type of: alignment - the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
Adverb
  1. As acknowledged (synset 400185770)
    "true, she is the smartest in her class"
    same as: admittedly, avowedly, confessedly
Verb
  1. Make level, square, balanced, or concentric (synset 200466204)
    "true up the cylinder of an engine"
    is a type of: adjust, align, aline, line up - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
    same as: true up

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