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  Overview  of  adj  true 
 
  The  adj  true  has  14  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (84)  true  --  (consistent  with  fact  or  reality;  not  false;  "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") 
  2.  (8)  real,  true  --  (not  synthetic  or  spurious;  of  real  or  natural  origin;  "real  mink";  "true  gold") 
  3.  (3)  true  --  (conforming  to  definitive  criteria;  "the  horseshoe  crab  is  not  a  true  crab";  "Pythagoras  was  the  first  true  mathematician") 
  4.  (3)  true,  dead  on  target  --  (accurately  placed  or  thrown;  "his  aim  was  true";  "he  was  dead  on  target") 
  5.  (2)  true  --  (devoted  (sometimes  fanatically)  to  a  cause  or  concept  or  truth;  "true  believers  bonded  together  against  all  who  disagreed  with  them") 
  6.  truthful,  true  --  (expressing  or  given  to  expressing  the  truth;  "a  true  statement";  "gave  truthful  testimony";  "a  truthful  person") 
  7.  dependable,  honest,  reliable,  true  --  (worthy  of  being  depended  on  "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") 
  8.  genuine,  true,  unfeigned  --  (not  pretended;  sincerely  felt  or  expressed;  "genuine  emotion";  "her  interest  in  people  was  unfeigned";  "true  grief") 
  9.  true  --  (rightly  so  called  "true  courage";  "a  spirit  which  true  men  have  always  admired";  "a  true  friend") 
  10.  true  --  (determined  with  reference  to  the  earth's  axis  rather  than  the  magnetic  poles;  "true  north  is  geographic  north") 
  11.  true,  lawful,  rightful  --  (having  a  legally  established  claim;  "the  legitimate  heir";  "the  true  and  lawful  king") 
  12.  on-key,  true  --  (in  tune;  accurate  in  pitch;  "a  true  note") 
  13.  true,  straight  --  (accurately  fitted;  level;  "the  window  frame  isn't  quite  true") 
  14.  true  --  (reliable  as  a  basis  for  action  "a  true  prophesy") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  true 
 
  14  senses  of  true 
 
  Sense  1 
  true  (vs.  false) 
 
  false  (vs.  true) 
  =>  mendacious 
  =>  specious 
  =>  trumped-up(postnominal) 
  =>  untrue,  wrong 
 
  Sense  2 
  real,  true 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  genuine)  ->  counterfeit,  imitative 
 
  Sense  3 
  true 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  typical)  ->  atypical,  untypical 
 
  Sense  4 
  true,  dead  on  target 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  accurate)  ->  inaccurate 
 
  Sense  5 
  true 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  faithful)  ->  unfaithful 
 
  Sense  6 
  truthful  (vs.  untruthful),  true 
 
 
  Sense  7 
  dependable,  honest,  reliable,  true(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  trustworthy)  ->  untrustworthy,  untrusty 
 
  Sense  8 
  genuine,  true(postnominal),  unfeigned 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sincere)  ->  insincere 
 
  Sense  9 
  true(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  real)  ->  unreal 
 
  Sense  10 
  true(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  geographic)  ->  magnetic 
 
  Sense  11 
  true(postnominal),  lawful,  rightful(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  legitimate)  ->  illegitimate 
 
  Sense  12 
  on-key,  true 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  harmonious)  ->  inharmonious,  unharmonious 
 
  Sense  13 
  true,  straight 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  even)  ->  uneven 
 
  Sense  14 
  true 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  reliable,  dependable)  ->  unreliable,  undependable 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  reliable,  dependable)  ->  unreliable,  undependable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  true 
 
  14  senses  of  true 
 
  Sense  1 
  true  (vs.  false) 
  =>  actual,  genuine,  literal,  real 
  =>  apodictic,  apodeictic 
  =>  factual 
  =>  so(prenominal),  truthful 
  =>  sure 
  Also  See->  correct#1,  right#1;  faithful#1;  genuine#1,  echt#1;  honest#1,  honorable#1;  sincere#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  real,  true 
  =>  genuine  (vs.  counterfeit),  echt 
 
  Sense  3 
  true 
  =>  typical  (vs.  atypical) 
 
  Sense  4 
  true,  dead  on  target 
  =>  accurate  (vs.  inaccurate) 
 
  Sense  5 
  true 
  =>  faithful  (vs.  unfaithful) 
 
  Sense  6 
  truthful  (vs.  untruthful),  true 
  =>  honest 
  =>  veracious,  honest 
 
  Sense  7 
  dependable,  honest,  reliable,  true(prenominal) 
  =>  trustworthy  (vs.  untrustworthy),  trusty 
 
  Sense  8 
  genuine,  true(postnominal),  unfeigned 
  =>  sincere  (vs.  insincere) 
 
  Sense  9 
  true(postnominal) 
  =>  real(postnominal)  (vs.  unreal) 
 
  Sense  10 
  true(postnominal) 
  =>  geographic  (vs.  magnetic),  geographical 
 
  Sense  11 
  true(postnominal),  lawful,  rightful(postnominal) 
  =>  legitimate  (vs.  illegitimate) 
 
  Sense  12 
  on-key,  true 
  =>  harmonious  (vs.  inharmonious) 
 
  Sense  13 
  true,  straight 
  =>  even  (vs.  uneven) 
 
  Sense  14 
  true 
  =>  reliable  (vs.  unreliable),  dependable  (vs.  undependable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  true 
 
  1  of  14  senses  of  true 
 
  Sense  1 
  true  (vs.  false) 
  =>  truth,  the  true,  verity 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  true 
 
  true  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  14) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  true 
  out  of  true 
  tried  and  true 
  true 
  true-blue 
  true-false 
  true-to-life 
  true  to 
  true  to  life 
  truehearted 
  untrue 
 
  Overview  of  adj  true 
 
  The  adj  true  has  14  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (84)  true  --  (consistent  with  fact  or  reality;  not  false;  "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") 
  2.  (8)  real,  true  --  (not  synthetic  or  spurious;  of  real  or  natural  origin;  "real  mink";  "true  gold") 
  3.  (3)  true  --  (conforming  to  definitive  criteria;  "the  horseshoe  crab  is  not  a  true  crab";  "Pythagoras  was  the  first  true  mathematician") 
  4.  (3)  true,  dead  on  target  --  (accurately  placed  or  thrown;  "his  aim  was  true";  "he  was  dead  on  target") 
  5.  (2)  true  --  (devoted  (sometimes  fanatically)  to  a  cause  or  concept  or  truth;  "true  believers  bonded  together  against  all  who  disagreed  with  them") 
  6.  truthful,  true  --  (expressing  or  given  to  expressing  the  truth;  "a  true  statement";  "gave  truthful  testimony";  "a  truthful  person") 
  7.  dependable,  honest,  reliable,  true  --  (worthy  of  being  depended  on  "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") 
  8.  genuine,  true,  unfeigned  --  (not  pretended;  sincerely  felt  or  expressed;  "genuine  emotion";  "her  interest  in  people  was  unfeigned";  "true  grief") 
  9.  true  --  (rightly  so  called  "true  courage";  "a  spirit  which  true  men  have  always  admired";  "a  true  friend") 
  10.  true  --  (determined  with  reference  to  the  earth's  axis  rather  than  the  magnetic  poles;  "true  north  is  geographic  north") 
  11.  true,  lawful,  rightful  --  (having  a  legally  established  claim;  "the  legitimate  heir";  "the  true  and  lawful  king") 
  12.  on-key,  true  --  (in  tune;  accurate  in  pitch;  "a  true  note") 
  13.  true,  straight  --  (accurately  fitted;  level;  "the  window  frame  isn't  quite  true") 
  14.  true  --  (reliable  as  a  basis  for  action  "a  true  prophesy") 



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