American English
/ˈtʰɹuθ.fl̩/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Honest and not hiding facts or saying things that are false.
Practice out loudHonest and not hiding facts or saying things that are false.
Please be truthful with me.
She was truthful about her mistake.
Truthful often describes a person or what they say. For a fact that is correct, use true.
be truthful · a truthful answer · a truthful explanation
be truthful about + noun
be truthful with + person
Accurately showing what really happened or what something is like.
The report gives a truthful account of the accident.
The film gives a truthful picture of life in the city.
a truthful account · a truthful picture
a truthful + noun
a truthful account of + noun
used to say what you really think or feel
Truth be told, I was nervous.