veracity
/vuh-RASS-ih-tee/nounconformity to facts; truthfulness
“The reporter checked the veracity of every quoted claim.”
- Synonyms
- truthfulness, accuracy, honesty
- Antonyms
- falsehood, mendacity
- Root
- ver- (truth)
- Memory hook
- ver (truth): the quality of being true.
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