in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness
Definition
› said when expressing your opinion honestly, seriously, or truthfully: In all honesty, I do have some criticisms to make.Honesty, openness and sincerity
(Definition of in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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in adverb (SPORT)
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in adverb (TRANSPORT)
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in all conscience idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) man to man idiom
- above board idiom
- artless adjective
- be on the level idiom
- candid adjective
- honestly adverb
- honourable adjective
- in good faith idiom
- integrity noun (HONESTY)
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 2
- sincere adjective
- sincerely adverb
- sincerity noun
- spotless adjective (GOOD)
- squeaky-clean adjective
- straight arrow idiom
- transparency noun (OPEN)
- transparent adjective (WITHOUT SECRETS)
- upright adjective (MORAL)
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