honestly

• Adverbe utilisé pour souligner la véracité, la sincérité ou la franchise dans le discours. Il peut modifier un verbe au sens de 'de manière honnête' ou servir de mot introductif pour exprimer une opinion ou un aveu sincère du locuteur.

An adverb used to emphasize truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness in speech. It can modify a verb to mean 'in an honest manner' or be used as a sentence adverb to express the speaker's genuine opinion or admission.

1. Truthfully or sincerelyA2formal

   In a truthful, sincere, and straightforward manner.

   Honnêtement

   • She answered the question honestly.
   • He honestly admitted his mistake.
   • Please speak honestly about your feelings.

   Synonymescandidlyforthrightlyfranklygenuinelyopenlyplainlyreallysincerelystraightforwardlytruthfully

   Antonymesdeceitfullydishonestlyfalselyhypocriticallyinsincerely

2. Used for emphasisB1informal

   Used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, often expressing frustration or surprise.

   franchement (emphatique)

   • Honestly, I don't know what happened.
   • I honestly thought you would be here earlier.
   • Honestly, this is the best pizza I've ever had.

   Synonymesactuallyfranklyindeedreallyseriouslytruly