honestly
Meanings
Adverb
- (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
- "honestly, I don't believe it"
- in an honest manner
- "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"
Adv
- In an honest manner.
- Frankly, to be honest.
Intj
- Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English honestly, honestlyche, honestliche, equivalent to honest + -ly.
Synonyms
aboveboard, actually, all things considered, as a matter of fact, by right, candidly, come to think of it, earnestly, fact is, for real, for realsies, forsooth, forthcomingly, frankly, genuinely, honestly, in actuality, in all honesty, in fact, in faith, in point of fact, in reality, in truth, indeed, literally, no cap, openly, properly, really, right As in whose properly was the lost wallet?, simply, sincerely, singly, soothfast, soothly, straight up, to tell the truth, truly, truthfully, verily, wis
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
honestly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhonestly is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
honestly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary