honest to gods

adverb

Approximate synonym or polytheistic equivalent of honest to God.

Meanings

adverbhonest to gods (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareApproximate synonym or polytheistic equivalent of honest to God.

    "Honest to Gods, I didn't means to cry," he sobbed, his vast stomach heaving, […]

    1957, Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals, page 273

Synonyms & antonyms

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honest to gods. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honest%20to%20gods

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“honest to gods.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honest%20to%20gods. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honest to gods,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honest%20to%20gods.

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