TRUISM Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

truism

noun

ˈtrü-ˌi-zəm

as in cliche

an idea or expression that has been used by many people ended his letter with the overused truism, "You can't win them all!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

profundity

Examples of truism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The wry dating advice from a 65-year-old doula or the hilarious truisms dished out by a gay barber who’d seen it all. —

Sara Youngblood Gregory, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024 The other truism is that the United States must, in this new era of competition, augment its own sources of strength. —

Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2022 Life is full of truisms: The early bird gets the worm. —

Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024 That truism exploded in 2020, when a 39-year-old Silver Lake urban planner stormed the proverbial gates with a candidacy powered by progressives who had previously paid more attention to national politics than to their own backyards. —

Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for truism

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