true
proper alignment;
the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- out of true
• Hypernyms:
alignment
make level, square, balanced, or concentric
- true up the cylinder of an engine
• Syn:
true up
• Hypernyms:
align, aline, line up, adjust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
1. consistent with fact or reality;
not false (Freq. 83)
- 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
• Ant:
false
• Similar to:
actual, genuine, literal, real, apodictic,
apodeictic, truthful, sure
• See Also:
correct, right, faithful, genuine, echt,
honest, honorable, sincere
• Derivationally related forms:
trueness
• Attrubites:
truth, the true, verity, trueness
2. accurately placed or thrown (Freq. 3)
- his aim was true
- he was dead on target
• Syn:
dead on target
• Similar to:
accurate
• Derivationally related forms:
trueness
3. devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth (Freq. 2)
- true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
• Similar to:
faithful
• Derivationally related forms:
trueness
4. expressing or given to expressing the truth
- a true statement
- gave truthful testimony
- a truthful person
• Syn:
truthful
• Ant:
untruthful (for: truthful)
• Similar to:
honest, veracious
• See Also:
honest, honorable
• Derivationally related forms:
truthfulness (for: truthful)
5. conforming to definitive criteria
- the horseshoe crab is not a true crab
- Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
• Similar to:
typical
6. not pretended;
sincerely felt or expressed
- genuine emotion
- her interest in people was unfeigned
- true grief
• Syn:
genuine, unfeigned
• Similar to:
sincere
• Derivationally related forms:
genuineness (for: genuine)
7. rightly so called
- true courage
- a spirit which true men have always admired
- a true friend
• Similar to:
real
8. determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- true north is geographic north
• Similar to:
geographic, geographical
9. having a legally established claim
- the legitimate heir
- the true and lawful king
• Syn:
lawful, rightful
• Similar to:
legitimate
• Derivationally related forms:
rightfulness (for: rightful), lawfulness (for: lawful)
10. in tune;
accurate in pitch
- a true note
• Syn:
on-key
• Similar to:
harmonious
11. accurately fitted;
level
- the window frame isn't quite true
• Syn:
straight
• Similar to:
even
12. worthy of being depended on
- a dependable worker
- an honest working stiff
- a reliable sourcSFLe of information
- he was true to his word
- I would be true for there are those who trust me
• Syn:
dependable, honest, reliable
• Similar to:
trustworthy, trusty
• Derivationally related forms:
trueness, reliableness (for: reliable), reliability (for: reliable), honestness (for: honest), dependableness (for: dependable), dependability (for: dependable)
as acknowledged (Freq. 2)
- true, she is the smartest in her class
• Syn:
admittedly, avowedly, confessedly
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