in all honesty

prepositional phrase

honestly; in truth

“I didn't get a girlfriend, though in all honesty, I'm still undecided whether I really want to have one.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomatichonestly; in truth

    I didn't get a girlfriend, though in all honesty, I'm still undecided whether I really want to have one.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
actuallyall things consideredforsoothfranklyhonestlylegitimatelysimplysoothfastsoothlyto be honestto tell the truth

Translations

Finnish totta puhuen, rehellisyyden nimissä
  • totta puhuenin truth
  • rehellisyyden nimissäin truth
French en toute honnêteté
  • en toute honnêtetéin truth
Hungarian őszintén szólva, hogy őszinte legyek
  • őszintén szólvain truth
  • hogy őszinte legyekin truth
  • az igazat megvallvain truth
Italian in tutta onestà, in tutta franchezza
  • in tutta onestàin truth
  • in tutta franchezzain truth
Portuguese com toda honestidade (a), com toda sinceridade (a)
  • com toda honestidade (a)in truth
  • com toda sinceridade (a)in truth
  • com toda franqueza (a)in truth
Russian е́сли че́стно
  • е́сли че́стно (jésli čéstno)in truth
Swedish i ärlighetens namn
  • i ärlighetens namnin truth
Cite this entry
APA

in all honesty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20all%20honesty

MLA

“in all honesty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20all%20honesty. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in all honesty,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20all%20honesty.

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