truthfully

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/ˈtɹuːθ.fəl.i/[ˈtɹuːθ.fɫ̩.i]

adverb

In a truthful manner.

“He spoke truthfully.”

Similar
honestlyactuallysincerelyin point of facttruly
Opposite
untruthfully
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Meanings

adverbtruthfully (comparative more truthfully, superlative most truthfully)

comparative more truthfully · superlative most truthfully

  1. mannerIn a truthful manner.

    He spoke truthfully.

    1 more example

    The common gay does well being less concerned with joining the Great Gay Bandwagon […] and more concerned with living unostentatiously, honestly, truthfully, and quietly.

    1980 December 13, Ray Olson, “Short Sighted And Silly”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 4

    Synonyms: honestly

  2. Frankly.

    Truthfully, I didn't suspect a thing.

    1 more example

    Truthfully, I was kind of average until my life went from snooze to snazztastic in about sixty seconds.

    2007, Jane Mendle, Better Off Famous?

    Synonyms: actually

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a truthful manner.

Similar
honestly

adverbFrankly.

Similar
actually
Similar
sincerelyin point of facttruly

More synonyms by meaning

adverbwith truth

Opposite
untruthfully
Also see
actuallyas a matter of factdirectlyfor realsiesfranklygrantedlyhonestlysincerelysingly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From truthful + -ly.

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Translations

Arabic بِصِدْقٍ
  • بِصِدْقٍ (biṣidqin)in a truthful manner
Esperanto vere
  • verein a truthful manner
Korean 정말로, 진실로
  • 정말로 (jeongmallo)in a truthful manner
  • 진실로 (jinsillo)in a truthful manner
Latin veraciter
  • veraciterin a truthful manner
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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