C2nounformallanguage
US/ˈtruː.ɪ.zəm/
UK/ˈtruː.ɪ.zəm/
a statement that is so clearly true that saying it adds nothing new
In context
It's a truism that money can't buy happiness, but many people still try.
The speech was full of truisms like 'hard work pays off'.
It has become a truism to say that technology is changing education.
Words that go with truism
verb + noun
- become a truismIt has become a truism that young people read less than before.
adjective + noun
- old truismThe old truism that practice makes perfect is mostly right.
- simple truismBehind his long speech was a simple truism: people want to feel safe.
- mere truismCritics dismissed his advice as a mere truism.
- obvious truismIt may sound like an obvious truism, but sleep really affects your grades.