honestly B1 Topic:Describing People US /ˈɑ.nɪst.li/ UK /ˈɒn.ɪst.li/ See IPA manual Freq #1543 Meanings 1 adv In a truthful and sincere way. He answered all the questions honestly. 2 adv Used to stress that what you say is sincerely true. Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said. 3 intj Used to show that you are annoyed or frustrated. Honestly! I want to finish this work and you keep interrupting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a truthful and sincere way. truthfullysincerely 2 adv · used to stress that what... franklyreally 3 intj · used to show that you are... really More candidlyearnestlyforthcominglygenuinelylegitimatelyopenlysimplysinglytruly ↔ Opposites falsely Word family Derived forms unhonestly Related forms accuratelyactuallydependablyethicallyhonesthonorablyreliablyresponsiblyrighteouslyscrupulously Etymology AI details From Middle English honestly, honestlyche, honestliche, equivalent to honest + -ly. honestly Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # honestly **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv, intj **IPA (US):** /ˈɑ.nɪst.li/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒn.ɪst.li/ **Frequency rank:** 1543 ## Meanings 1. In a truthful and sincere way. 2. Used to stress that what you say is sincerely true. 3. Used to show that you are annoyed or frustrated. ## Examples - He answered all the questions honestly. - Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said. - Honestly! I want to finish this work and you keep interrupting. ## Synonyms - candidly - earnestly - forthcomingly - frankly - genuinely - legitimately - openly - simply - sincerely - singly - truly - truthfully ## Antonyms - falsely ## Derived Forms - unhonestly ## Related Forms - accurately - actually - dependably - ethically - honest - honorably - reliably - responsibly - righteously - scrupulously ## Roots and Affixes - Root: honestly ## Etymology From Middle English honestly, honestlyche, honestliche, equivalent to honest + -ly. ## AI Etymology Honestly comes from Middle English honestly, honestlyche, honestliche, equivalent to honest + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “In a truthful and sincere way” and “Used to stress that what you say is sincerely true”. ## Topics - Describing People markdown