IMHO

I1M3H4O1

A form of in my humble opinion — Used to introduce or qualify a statement, as expressing one's own view, not one backed by external authority or to be accepted without question

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

phrase
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of in my humble opinion.

    IMHO she just devalues the rest of us who want to be judged by what we do and what we are, not how we look and who we discuss Uganda with.

    1995 April 27, Helen Gerald, “Re: Liz Hurley”, in rec.arts.tv.uk (Usenet), message-ID <1bd766f1e95e31fd>
    1 more example

    While they worked together, [Frank] Marks quickly learned that when [Peter] Dodge offered his thoughts in an email and wrote “IMHO,” meaning “in my humble opinion,” Marks should heed them because “that meant I was screwing up,” he said.

    2024 October 9, Praveena Somasundaram, “A hurricane hunter’s final, fitting resting place: Milton’s eye”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., retrieved 10 Oct 2024

    Synonyms: in my opinion, in my honest opinion, in my humble opinion, IMAO, IMNSHO, IMNAAHO, IMO

  2. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of in my honest opinion.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Czech DMSN
  • DMSNin my humble opinion
French àmha
  • àmhain my humble opinion
German mbMn, mMn
  • mbMnin my humble opinion
  • mMnin my humble opinion
Hungarian szvsz
  • szvszin my humble opinion
Portuguese EMHO, NMHO
  • EMHOin my humble opinion
  • NMHOin my humble opinion
Russian по моему скромному мнению, имхо
  • по моему скромному мнению (po mojemu skromnomu mneniju)in my humble opinion
  • имхо (imxo)in my humble opinion

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Cite this entry
APA

IMHO. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IMHO

MLA

“IMHO.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IMHO. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “IMHO,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IMHO.

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