adjective
- expressing or containing a truism; stating something so obviously true as to be hardly worth mentioning
Examples
- His speech was filled with truistic statements like ‘hard work leads to success.’
- The professor dismissed the student’s truistic observation about human nature.
- Her truistic advice to ‘be yourself’ didn’t help solve the complex problem.
- The article was criticized for its truistic conclusions that added nothing new to the debate.
- Politicians often resort to truistic platitudes during campaign speeches.
- The book’s truistic wisdom felt shallow compared to more nuanced philosophical works.