Synonyms for honestly
Definitions
- adv. 1
In an honest manner.
He answered the questions honestly.
- adv. 2
Frankly, to be honest.
Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said.
Related words
- Word family
- honorably honest
- Is a kind of
- virtuously
Example sentences
- simply Kidding! I was simply invited to go out to dinner.
- truly Truly, I still think this will accomplish nothing.
- genuinely Israel's bombing of Gaza is genuinely infuriating.
- frankly Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing.
- truthfully Do you intend to answer all my questions truthfully?
- candidly This may be Tom's first time speaking so candidly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| honestly | rising | |
| simply | rising | |
| truly | rising | |
| genuinely | rising | |
| frankly | falling | |
| truthfully | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- right1, truly2
- 6 letters
- really2, simply2, openly3, justly2
- 7 letters
- frankly2
- 8 letters
- candidly3
- 9 letters
- genuinely4, sincerely3, grantedly
- 10 letters
- truthfully3
- 12 letters
- legitimately5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (truly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- honnêtement
- Italiano
- onestamente
- Español
- honestamente