honestly
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1.1
- adverb
- /ˈɑːnɪstli/
:
sinceramente
- Honestly, this is how I want to live my life.
- I honestly believe
- quite honestly
- I honestly think
Well, and how easy is it honestly to just let it be?
- Well, and how easy is it honestly to just let it be?
- But I, I usually just, honestly, I just contain it.
- I'm here because quite honestly, I can't find clothes to wear.
- Yeah, deep rose tone, which honestly looks so beautiful as well.
- It's, you know, honestly, it changed me right there.
- Q Anon, Because honestly, I mean, here's the thing.
- And I would honestly say that in the come up.
- And just saying quite honestly, that I think this is a fetish.
Examples
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Honestly, these are pretty good, man.
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Honestly, no amount of time would be enough.
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I want someone who honestly wants to fix things.
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Well, and how easy is it honestly to just let it be?
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We want to build the world we want; we must begin by speaking honestly about the problems we face.
Academic text (2007) -
By the end of the afternoon, I could honestly say my attitude had changed.
Fiction book (1991) -
The reasons to switch to VOXI are honestly endless.
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Honestly, I know you don't like me, but what kind of a man do you think I am?
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Does the journalist honestly address questions raised by serious investigators about the veracity of the report?
Academic text (2011) -
Honestly, I believe that we can make a significant difference if we work together.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Shows that something is true or certain
∞
1.0
To show that something is really true even if surprising
∞
1.0
In a real and honest way
∞
3.2
In an honest and direct way that may upset or surprise
∞
1.6
In a way that shows you mean what you say
906
2.5
Said when you give your own opinion or experience
227
4.5
Say you are being honest before you speak
221
2.3
To show you are telling the truth or how you really feel
216
2.5
In a real and honest way, not pretending
152
1.0
In a way that shows true feelings without pretending
84
3.8
Actually, what is said is true even if people think otherwise
43
7.9
Used to say something is completely honest without exaggeration
28
4.1
In an honest, direct way without hiding your true thoughts
20
3.9
In a serious and honest way that shows a strong wish
17
3.7
To tell the truth to show you really mean it
17
5.6
You say it to show you are honest, even if it sounds awkward
7
6.7
In a direct and honest way without hiding anything
5
6.1
A phrase people say to show what they say is really true
1
7.9
Truly real and not fake
To feel something deep inside but not say it
A short online note people add to show a personal opinion
Antonyms
How True
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Honestly used at the start of a sentence works like a small promise of truth and shares the root honest and honor meaning 'honour'. So when people say honestly they mean 'I am telling the truth'.