ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsVveracity
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veracity
Meaning: conformity to truth or fact; accuracy
veracity in a sentence
How veracity is used in real sentences:
The lawyer questioned the veracity of the witness's testimony.
Scientists ran repeated trials to establish the veracity of the surprising result.
“An apocryphal tale soon circulated that an ancient cedar had survived every fire for three centuries, but no dated record confirmed its veracity.”
— from the passage The Patient Burn
“Because the accounts had been written before any lawsuit was imagined, their dates supported their veracity more persuasively than rehearsed testimony might have done.”
— from the passage The Case She Carried
“Still, the investigators questioned the veracity of his records because several pages had been recopied after the failed test.”
— from the passage The Fault in the Bronze
Synonyms for veracity
Other words for veracity — truthfulness, honesty and accuracy — carry the same meaning.
- truthfulness
- honesty
- accuracy
Antonyms of veracity
Words that mean the opposite of veracity:
- dishonesty
- falsehood
Where it comes from
From Latin verus 'true'
Word parts
- ver — truth
veracity: ver (true) + -acity (quality of)
Memory hook
VERA-city — a whole city named VERA where everyone tells the truth.