honest to goodness

adverb

Honest; truly, really; used to emphasize that a statement is true.

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Meanings

adverbhonest to goodness (comparative more honest to goodness, superlative most honest to goodness)

comparative more honest to goodness · superlative most honest to goodness

  1. Honest; truly, really; used to emphasize that a statement is true.
adjectivehonest to goodness (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of honest-to-goodness.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
honest to god
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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