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truism Definition

tru·ism (tro̵̅o̅iz′əm)

noun

a statement the truth of which is obvious or well known; commonplace

truism Related Forms

tru·is·tic adjective

truism Synonyms

truism

n.

commonplace, self-evident truth, adage; see cliché, motto, proverb. See syn. study at cliché.

truism Usage Examples

Preposition: that

  • cannot: It is a truism that democracy cannot be established at gunpoint.
  • people: Why isn't it a truism that people join, in serendipity, to ascend to new heights of thought and creativity.
  • Shakespeare: Many of the clichés and truisms that rival Shakespeare are creeping into our vocabulary.
  • industry: It's a truism that the music industry is notoriously male-dominated.

Converse of object

  • seem: It might seem an obvious truism that our brains have minds of their own - isn't that what brains do, have minds?
  • become: Why rip our party apart to prove a rapidly becoming obvious truism?
  • state: Either you are stating the truism that we cannot absolutely disprove anything.
  • give: But it is equally common, in relation to particular ( putative ) examples of virtues to give these truisms up.
  • repeat: The second sentence merely repeats the truism that teachers must know well that which they teach.

Adjective modifier

  • obvious: Why rip our party apart to prove a rapidly becoming obvious truism?
  • simple: I am sorry these simple truisms should excite the hon.
  • old: First, let us remember the old truism that " not-for-profit " does not mean " for loss.
  • political: It is an age-old political truism that you tame your enemies by giving them a seat at the table.
  • basic: The show reveals some of the more basic truisms of the therapy culture.
  • little: Some of you may be skeptical and unwilling to take my little truism to heart, so let's do some math.