Thesaurus: true

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1. n. Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.
2. n. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.
3. n. Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.
4. n. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
5. adv. In accordance with truth; truly.
6. adj. consistent with fact or reality; not false
7. adj. accurately placed or thrown
8. adj. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
9. adj. expressing or given to expressing the truth
10. adj. conforming to definitive criteria
11. adj. worthy of being depended on
12. adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed