truism

nounCommon GRE wordMore T words

a statement so obviously true it adds little to a discussion

In a sentence

Truism in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing truism in a sentence.

His speech offered nothing but truisms that everyone already accepted.

Synonyms

platitude clichecommonplacebanality

Antonyms

Keep going

understood or implied without being openly stated

habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech

only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point

perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped

to twist together into a confused or knotted mass

equivalent in effect or value to something else

to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something

needlessly repeating an idea using different words

Common questions

Truism (noun) means a statement so obviously true it adds little to a discussion

Here is truism used in an example sentence: "His speech offered nothing but truisms that everyone already accepted."

Common synonyms for truism include platitude, cliche, commonplace, banality.

Antonyms of truism include paradox, insight.

Truism is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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