the true or actual state of a matter

He tried to find out the truth.

conformity with fact or reality; verity

the truth of a statement.

a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like

mathematical truths.

the state or character of being true.

actuality or actual existence.

an obvious or accepted fact; truism; platitude.

honesty; integrity; truthfulness.

( often initial capital letter ) ideal or fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience

the basic truths of life.

agreement with a standard or original.

accuracy, as of position or adjustment.

Archaic . fidelity or constancy. ?

in truth

in reality; in fact; actually

In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.

noun

falsehood , invention , untruth , dishonesty , disloyalty , lie , misrepresentation , seeuntruth

noun

accuracy , actuality , authenticity , axiom , case , certainty , correctness , dope * , exactitude , exactness , fact , facts , factualism , factuality , factualness , genuineness , gospel * , gospel truth * , honest truth , infallibility , inside track * , legitimacy , maxim , naked truth * , nitty-gritty * , perfection , picture , plain talk , precision , principle , rectitude , rightness , scoop , score , trueness , truism , truthfulness , unvarnished truth , veracity , verisimilitude , verity , whole story , candor , constancy , dedication , devotion , dutifulness , faith , faithfulness , fidelity , frankness , integrity , openness , realism , revelation , sincerity , uprightness , veridicality , veraciousness , reality , agreement , fealty , gospel , honesty , ingenuousness , lowdown , loyalty , sooth , steadfastness , troth , validity