Truth
Truth noun - Agreement with fact or reality.
Understatement and truth are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understatement" instead a noun "Truth".
Understatement
Understatement noun - A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.
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Synonyms for Understatement
Truth and understatement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Truth" instead a noun "Understatement".
Nearby Words: understated, understate, understating
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- This turns out to be a massive understatement - he murders Madison after she threatens to go to university authorities about their affair, and then tries to murder Claire when she figures out the truth.
Source: Film / What Lies Beneath - To say that Miri and the girls are angry when they learn the truth is an Understatement.
Source: Literature / Princess Academy -
But none of the Lomans are willing to admit the truth, and to say it ends badly is a massive Understatement.
Source: Elephant in the Living Room
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