A word for true to life

Providing a faithful representation of someone or something

Characterised or marked by realness or reality

Having or demonstrating an unwavering devotion toward someone or something

Frank and realistic in the depiction of unpleasant situations

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kosher

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dead-on

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OK

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O.K.

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echt

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right-down

rooted

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honorable^US

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arrant

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hundred percent

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listed

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longtime

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sicker

behind one

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bosom

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financial

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flat-out

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bold

bluff

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ingenuous

complete

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on the level

like it is

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clear

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severe

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frontal

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out-and-out

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right-on

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crisp

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speaking one’s mind

artless

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naive

easy

apparent

familiar

from the hip

lay it on the line

call a spade a spade

saying what one thinks

heart-to-heart

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photographic

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living

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near

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three-dimensional

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speaking

true

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close

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real-life

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kitchen-sink

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3D

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three-D

3-D

true-life

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still life

dramatic

lucid

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strong

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vivid

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striking

clear

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imaginative

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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rich

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faithful

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true-to-life

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racy

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true-to-life

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unfaked

true-blue

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genuine article

twenty-four carat

real thing

your actual

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listed

signed and sealed

paid-up

hundred percent

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not copied

prescribed

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in effect

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within the law

de jure

above board

dinky-die

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master

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vested

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professional

registered

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commissioned

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straight from the horse’s mouth

ex cathedra

ex officio

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documentary

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historical

autobiographical

narrative

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true stripes

1. duration
2. percolation
3. loll
4. sane
5. edible root
6. flighty
7. sound from a nest
8. jocularity
9. dangerous bear
10. mayhem
11. supreme being
12. intolerable
13. ___ xtra (dr pepper alternative)
14. routine
15. russian port
16. russian wolfhound
17. blood of the gods
18. improvise
19. catch sight of
20. sketch show
21. utopia
22. commissioned soldier
23. soothes
24. maritime
25. moderately warm
26. protons, neutrons, and electrons combined
27. in the middle
28. grand total
29. time from sunset to sunrise
30. danish currency

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• adj.

  • all (adjective)

  • true-to-life.

  • factual (adjective)

  • kosher,
  • exact,
  • actual,
  • faithful,
  • true,
  • legitimate,
  • unquestionable,
  • circumstantial,
  • specific,
  • unadorned,
  • hard,
  • legit,
  • literal,
  • precise,
  • veritable,
  • objective,
  • authentic,
  • sure,
  • undoubted,
  • unbiased,
  • absolute,
  • on the level,
  • credible,
  • righteous,
  • close,
  • positive,
  • certain,
  • valid.

  • Other relevant words: (adjective)

  • vivid,
  • true to life,
  • factual,
  • sure-enough,
  • sure enough,
  • straight from horse’s mouth,
  • card-carrying.

  • photographic (adjective)

  • lifelike,
  • graphic,
  • picturesque,
  • visual,
  • filmic,
  • pictorial,
  • minute,
  • realistic,
  • detailed,
  • natural,
  • cinematic.

  • vivid (adjective)

  • expressive,
  • distinct,
  • eloquent,
  • meaningful,
  • sharp,
  • telling,
  • dynamic,
  • brilliant,
  • stirring,
  • shining,
  • memorable,
  • lucid,
  • spirited,
  • active,
  • striking,
  • animated,
  • vigorous,
  • bright,
  • definite,
  • lively,
  • colorful,
  • gay,
  • energetic,
  • dramatic,
  • strong,
  • clear,
  • resplendent,
  • glowing,
  • flamboyant,
  • highly colored,
  • rich,
  • theatrical.

• n.

  •
  • accurate,
  • revealing,
  • genuine.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • descriptive.

  • Other relevant words (noun):

  • real,
  • photographic.

How to use «True-to-life» in context?

Paraphrases for True-to-life:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    realistic.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    unrealistic, immersive, Life-like.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    lifelike.

Omophagic

Synonyms:

herbivorous,
omnivorous.

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