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Synonyms for honestly
Synonyms
actually, admittedly, forsooth, frankly, indeed, really, truly, truthfully, verily
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The Pretty Little Liars star and her boyfriend, Matte Babel, have been candid about her pregnancy, but their latest reveal has the internet—and honestly, the two of them—divided. — Christina Oehler, Health.com, "Shay Mitchell’s Boyfriend, Who Isn't Pregnant, Doesn’t Want Her Getting an Epidural—But Is There Anything Wrong With Them?," 5 Sep. 2019 Of course, this isn't stopping the chatter online: Some even think this is a PR play by Prince William and Kate Middleton to garner favor, but there's no hard evidence of that: Who knows what's going on here, honestly. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "People Can't Stop Talking About Kate Middleton and Prince William Flying Commercial," 22 Aug. 2019 The response to this has to be that each of us make a commitment: to see clearly, to speak honestly and to act decisively in this moment of truth. — Dallas News, "Fighting words from O'Rourke: 'Trump has been terrorizing and terrifying and demeaning our fellow Americans'," 15 Aug. 2019 As brash as that might sound, the 34-year-old striker certainly comes by his bravado honestly. — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, "Rapids’ Kei Kamara offers plenty of bang for the goal-scoring buck," 7 Aug. 2019 In a sentencing memo, Orlin Root-Thalman's attorney, Justin Singleton, called his client a good man who was honestly trying to help his neighbor realize her goals of living out her life at home. — Keith Schubert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Was it elder abuse or compassion for a stranger? Judge sentences man who took over elderly neighbor's home," 25 July 2019 Which honestly should still be more than enough for Congress to act. — Brian Barrett, WIRED, "Security News This Week: WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Won't Go to Jail for Old Hacking Crimes," 27 July 2019 Ultimately, that wasn't a great year for me, honestly. — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles prospect Brenan Hanifee starting to see hard work pay off with overhauled pitch mix," 16 July 2019 But our pitchers, honestly, did a really good job for the circumstances. — James Wagner, New York Times, "Yankees Leave London With ‘Eye-Opening’ Wins Over Red Sox," 30 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'honestly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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