honestly

1. 1.

   (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

   “honestly, I don't believe it”

   “candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience”

   “frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn”

   Synonymscandidlyfrankly

   intensifier

2. 2.

   in an honest manner

   “in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it”

   “was known for dealing aboveboard in everything”

   Synonymsaboveboard

   Antonymsdishonestly

Questions about honestly

What does honestly mean?

honestly means "(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in honestly?

honestly has 3 syllables: ho-nest-ly. The stress falls on "ho". In IPA it is /ˈɑnəstli/.

What is another word for honestly?

Close synonyms include candidly, frankly, aboveboard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of honestly?

The recorded antonyms are dishonestly.

Is honestly a common word?

honestly is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.