Honestly and Plain

Honestly

Honestly adverb - To tell the truth.
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Synonyms for Honestly

Plain and honestly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adverb "Honestly".

Nearby Words: honest, honesty

Plain

Plain adverb - In an honest and direct manner.
Usage example: told her plain that he loved her

Honestly and plain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Honestly" instead an adverb "Plain".

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

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Both words in one sentence

  • Tokyo Mew Mew In A Nutshell, which uses Character Exaggeration and just plain out-of-characterness to great effect, lampooning the fans that honestly write the characters this way.
    Source: Gag Dub
  • Shipping This might raise an eyebrow or two on first inspection, but honestly, shipping is just a consequence of plain old human nature.
    Source: Shipping
  • Ugly Guy, Hot Wife And a real Gonk, unlike Tomiko who is more realistically plain, papa Itagaki is honestly freakish.
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