- fairly
- genuinely
- justly
- sincerely
- uprightly
- truly
- indeed
- naturally
On this page you’ll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to honestly, such as: fairly, genuinely, justly, sincerely, and uprightly.
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Jane and Erik are the ones who discover Thor when he first comes to earth, and Darcy is the one who nicknames Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, “meow meow,” which is honestly the best part of either of those so-so movies.
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WORDS RELATED TO HONESTLY
- frankly
- honestly
- on the up and up
- openly
- overtly
- truly
- truthfully
- veraciously
- honestly
- openly
- sincerely
- straight-out
- candidly
- honestly
- in person
- literally
- openly
- personally
- plainly
- point-blank
- truthfully
- unequivocally
- verbatim
- without prevarication
- word for word
- deservedly
- equitably
- honestly
- honorably
- impartially
- objectively
- properly
- reasonably
- without favor
- without fear
- absolutely
- actually
- admittedly
- as a matter of fact
- assuredly
- authentically
- beyond doubt
- categorically
- certainly
- de facto
- easily
- fairly
- for fair
- honestly
- in actuality
- in effect
- in fact
- in point of fact
- in reality
- indeed
- indub
- accurately
- befittingly
- beneficently
- benevolently
- benignly
- candidly
- charitably
- correctly
- decently
- decorously
- duly
- duteously
- dutifully
- equally
- equitably
- evenhandedly
- fitly
- fittingly
- frankly
- helpfully
- honestly
- honorably
- impartially
- lawfully
- legally
- legitimately
- moderately
- nicely
- piously
- properly
- reasonably
- respectably
- righteously
- rightfully
- rightly
- straightforwardly
- temperately
- tolerantly
- unreservedly
- uprightly
- virtuously
- well
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honestly, candidly, franklyadverb
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker’s attitude) it is sincerely the case that
«honestly, I don’t believe it»; «candidly, I think she doesn’t have a conscience»; «frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn»
Synonyms:
candidly, frankly, aboveboardAntonyms:
venally, dishonestly, deceitfully -
honestly, aboveboardadverb
in an honest manner
«in he can’t get it honestly, he is willing to steal it»; «was known for dealing aboveboard in everything»
Synonyms:
candidly, frankly, aboveboardAntonyms:
dishonestly, deceitfully, venally
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List of paraphrases for «honestly»:
frankly, sincerely, truthfully, honest, really, candidly, honesty, fairly, openly, genuinely, honourably, truly
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Rich Barton:
People still need to move, if we have to take some short-term loss in the process, that’s OK because we’re going to be buying homes at much cheaper prices during that period. [ And ] people may be more motivated to sell, honestly, so our service will be more highly valued.
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Michael Garin:
We honestly have not just exceeded our expectations but significantly exceeded our expectations.
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Arne Duncan:
The Covid-19 pandemic started with the pandemic, and then the George Floyd murder, those next six or eight weeks after that, were honestly probably the worst six or eight weeks of my life.
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William Jennings Bryan:
No one can earn a million dollars honestly.
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Stephen Miller:
You should be ashamed of yourself, honestly.
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1 by fair means, cleanly, ethically, honourably, in good faith, lawfully, legally, legitimately, on the level (informal) with clean hands
2 candidly, frankly, in all sincerity, in plain English, plainly, straight (out), to one’s face, truthfully
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus 
honest
1 adj If you describe someone as honest, you mean that they always tell the truth, and do not try to deceive people or break the law.
I know she’s honest and reliable.
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honestly adv ADV after v
She fought honestly for a just cause and for freedom.
2 adj If you are honest in a particular situation, you tell the complete truth or give your sincere opinion, even if this is not very pleasant.
(=frank)
I was honest about what I was doing…, He had been honest with her and she had tricked him!…
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honestly adv ADV with v
(=frankly)
It came as a shock to hear an old friend speak so honestly about Ted.
3 adv You say `honest’ before or after a statement to emphasize that you are telling the truth and that you want people to believe you.
INFORMAL ADV with cl (emphasis)
I’m not sure, honest.
4 Some people say `honest to God’ to emphasize their feelings or to emphasize that something is really true.
INFORMAL
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honest to God phrase PHR with cl, PHR n (emphasis)
I wish we weren’t doing this, Lillian, honest to God, I really do…
5 You can say `to be honest’ before or after a statement to indicate that you are telling the truth about your own opinions or feelings, especially if you think these will disappoint the person you are talking to.
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to be honest phrase PHR with cl (feelings)
To be honest the house is not quite our style…
honest broker ( honest brokers plural ) If a person or country acts as an honest broker, they try to help people resolve a dispute or arrange a deal by talking to all sides and finding out what they want, without favouring any one side. n-count usu sing
Canada’s prime minister will be hoping to play honest broker in the row between the United States and Japan.
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honest
1 adj If you describe someone as honest, you mean that they always tell the truth, and do not try to deceive people or break the law.
I know she’s honest and reliable.
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honestly adv ADV after v
She fought honestly for a just cause and for freedom.
2 adj If you are honest in a particular situation, you tell the complete truth or give your sincere opinion, even if this is not very pleasant.
(=frank)
I was honest about what I was doing…, He had been honest with her and she had tricked him!…
♦
honestly adv ADV with v
(=frankly)
It came as a shock to hear an old friend speak so honestly about Ted.
3 adv You say `honest’ before or after a statement to emphasize that you are telling the truth and that you want people to believe you.
INFORMAL ADV with cl (emphasis)
I’m not sure, honest.
4 Some people say `honest to God’ to emphasize their feelings or to emphasize that something is really true.
INFORMAL
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honest to God phrase PHR with cl, PHR n (emphasis)
I wish we weren’t doing this, Lillian, honest to God, I really do…
5 You can say `to be honest’ before or after a statement to indicate that you are telling the truth about your own opinions or feelings, especially if you think these will disappoint the person you are talking to.
♦
to be honest phrase PHR with cl (feelings)
To be honest the house is not quite our style…
honestly
1 adv You use honestly to emphasize that you are referring to your, or someone else’s, true beliefs or feelings.
ADV before v (emphasis)
But did you honestly think we wouldn’t notice?
2 adv You use honestly to emphasize that you are telling the truth and that you want people to believe you.
SPOKEN ADV with cl (emphasis)
Honestly, I don’t know anything about it…
3 adv You use honestly to indicate that you are annoyed or impatient.
SPOKEN ADV with cl (feelings)
(=really)
Honestly, Nev! Must you be quite so crude!…
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put a pin in it |
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phrase people say to suggest coming back to a subject and discussing it later. It might sound like an excuse to avoid a topic but can also be said completely honestly and sincerely |
Ex.: This point raised by Aurélien is relevant and enthralling but we’re out of time right now. Let’s put a pin in it! |
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above-board, aboveboard, candidly, directly, earnestly, en.synonym.one, frankly, genuinely, guilelessly, openly, overtly, plainly, purely, simply, sincerely, straightforwardly, truly, unequivocally, candidly, certainly, equitably, fairly, genuinely, en.synonym.one, honourably, impartially, indeed, justly, naturally, really, reasonably, sincerely, truly, uprightly, virtuously.
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