3.5.1.3 True

Use this domain for words that indicate if something is true, if it agrees with reality, or if it is not true.

Louw Nida Codes: 
72 True, False
72A True, False
72B Accurate, Inaccurate
  • What words indicate that a statement agrees with reality?
    true, truth, accurate, in fact, right, correct
  • What words indicate that something is not true?
    untrue, false, falsehood, wrong, error, inaccurate, incorrect, mistake

    • 3.5.1.3.1 Tell the truth

    Use this domain for words related to telling the truth.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    33R Speak Truth, Speak Falsehood
    88E Honesty, Sincerity
  • What words refer to telling the truth?
    tell the truth, speak the truth, be honest, be open, be up front, play fair, level with, lay/put your cards on the table, testify, witness, reveal,
  • What words describe a person who tells the truth?
    honest, truthful, sincere, straight, open, scrupulous, upright,
  • What words refer to telling the truth without hiding anything?
    honest, to be honest, in all honesty, frank, candid, direct, straightforward, tell someone straight,
  • What words refer to telling the truth without caring how other people feel?
    forthright, blunt, outspoken, bald, speak your mind, not beat about the bush, make no bones about, not mince your words, call a spade a spade, pull no punches,
  • What words refer to the quality of telling the truth?
    honesty, integrity, truthfulness, scruples,

    • 3.5.1.3.2 Tell a lie

    Use this domain for words related to lying--to say something that is not true.

  • What words refer to saying something that is not true?
    lie, tell a lie, pervert truth, deceive, tell tales, perjure, make up
  • What words refer to a lie?
    lie, falsehood, fib, white lie, half-truth, perjury, propaganda
  • What words refer to someone who lies?
    liar

    • 3.5.1.3.3 Contradict

    Use this domain for words related to contradicting someone--to say that something someone has said is not true.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    33Z' Oppose, Contradict
  • What words refer to contradicting what someone has said?
    contradict, speak in opposition to, disagree with, speak against, deny, dispute, argue against

    • 3.5.1.3.4 Expose falsehood

    Use this domain for words related to exposing falsehood--to do something to show that someone has told a lie.

  • What words refer to exposing falsehood?
    testify, expose falsehood, catch in a lie, contradict, enlighten, substantiate, provide evidence, call a liar

    • 3.5.1.3.5 Real

    Use this domain for words that indicate if something is real.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    70 Real, Unreal
    73 Genuine, Phony
  • What words describe something that is real?
    real, actual, genuine,
  • What words describe something that is real and not imagined?
    actual, concrete, fact, factual, nonfiction, real, reality, true
  • What words describe something that is not real?
    unreal, artificial, imaginary, phony, pretend,

    • 3.5.1.3.6 Exaggerate

    Use this domain for words referring to exaggerating--reporting information but saying something untrue that makes the information seem bigger or more important than it really is.

  • What words refer to exaggerating?
    exaggerate, stretch the truth, inflate your story, distort, overemphasize, overstate, overemphasize, overrate, overdo, make too much of, blow something out of proportion, lay it on thick, dramatize, be melodramatic, be overly dramatic
  • What words refer to what is said when you exaggerate?
    exaggeration, overstatement
  • What words describe an exaggerated statement?
    exaggerated, extravagant, melodramatic