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truism
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tru·ism  (trzm)
n.
A self-evident truth. See Synonyms at cliché.
tru·istic (tr-stk) adj.
truism
Noun
a statement that is clearly true and well known
truism
a self-evident, obvious truth. — truistic, truistical, adj.
See also: Truth and Error
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.truismtruism - an obvious truth                    
true statement, truth - a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
banality, cliche, commonplace, platitude, bromide - a trite or obvious remark
truism
noun cliché, commonplace, platitude, axiom, stock phrase, trite saying


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