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(satellite adjective) accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" |
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Synonyms: dead on target |
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(adverb) as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" |
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Synonyms: admittedly, avowedly, confessedly |
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(verb) make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine" |
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Synonyms: true up |
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Related Words: adjust, align, aline, line up |
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(satellite adjective) reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy" |
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(satellite adjective) accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" |
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Synonyms: straight |
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(satellite adjective) devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept of truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them" |
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(satellite adjective) having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" |
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Synonyms: lawful, rightful |
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(satellite adjective) determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north" |
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(satellite adjective) rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend" |
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(adjective) 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" |
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Antonyms: false |
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(satellite adjective) (biology) conforming to the definitive criteria of a natural group; "the horseshoe crab is not a true (or typical) crab" |
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(noun) the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment: "out of true" |
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Related Words: alignment |
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(satellite adjective) sexually faithful; "remained true to his wife" |
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Synonyms: true to |
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(satellite adjective) not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold" |
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Synonyms: real |
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(satellite adjective) in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" |
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Synonyms: on-key |
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(adjective) expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" |
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Synonyms: truthful |
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(satellite adjective) not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" |
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Synonyms: genuine, unfeigned |
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(satellite adjective) (used of persons) dependable in devotion or allegiance or affection; "a faithful old dog"; "a faithful friend"; "fast friends"; "a loyal companion"; "she proved a true friend"; "a lover absolutely true in act and word and thought"- H.O.Taylor |
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Synonyms: faithful, fast, loyal |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: dependable, honest, reliable |
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