VERACIOUSNESS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

veraciousness

noun

as in good faith

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Noun

But if this move was taken in good faith — lower your eyebrows, please — then what was the virtue in keeping it secret?

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Scientists would have had little reason to bring ethical questions to the NIH’s attention, or to work in good faith with the agency to design rigorous rules.

— Doni Bloomfield, STAT, 21 July 2026

Definition of good faith

Noun

There is an emphatic truthfulness to the story and the performances that anchor it, which is both refreshing and innovative.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
Some people thought the character was too much, but Danica managed to make her just that without losing the truthfulness, and the ending wouldn’t have worked without that.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of truthfulness

Noun

Cameron said crime writers should incorporate the technology into their stories, and not merely for veracity’s sake.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Garmin News has published an image that purports to be a render of the upcoming wearable, although that site itself admits the veracity of this leak is uncertain.

— Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of veracity

Noun

Sometimes unspoken verities can be vital revelations that take you to a place of truth.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 27 July 2026
Stevens is the stay-the-course candidate, hewing to the belief that, despite all the Democratic Party’s problems, certain political verities—manufacturing is Michigan’s lifeblood, Israel is a bipartisan issue in America—remain immutable.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Definition of verity

Noun

Toeing the line between sincerity and tongue-in-cheek humor, Edelman claims to have developed an obsession with contemporary Christian music after Smith invited him to a concert.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
His sincerity, the fearlessness of trying—very hard and very publicly—is success in itself.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerity

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