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earnestly

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Synonyms & Antonyms of earnestly

1 as in simply, sincerely

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for earnestly

artlessly,
simply,
sincerely

baldly,
bluffly,
candidly,
frankly,
honestly,
openheartedly,
openly,
unguardedly,
unreservedly

abruptly,
bluntly,
brusquely,
curtly,
gruffly,
point-blank,
sharply

directly,
forthrightly,
foursquare,
plain,
plainly,
straight,
straightforward
(also straightforwards),
straightforwardly

impolitely,
inconsiderately,
rudely,
tactlessly

truthfully,
veraciously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for earnestly

long-windedly,
verbosely,
wordily

civilly,
courteously,
diplomatically,
politely,
tactfully

deceitfully,
mendaciously,
untruthfully

erroneously,
fallaciously,
falsely,
hypocritically,
insincerely

ambiguously,
circuitously,
equivocally,
evasively,
indirectly

2 as in ardently, conscientiously

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for earnestly

ardently,
attentively,
conscientiously,
exhaustively,
meticulously,
painstakingly,
seriously,
thoroughly

continuously,
ploddingly,
steadfastly,
steadily,
unabatedly,
unrelentingly,
unremittingly

indefatigably,
tirelessly,
unflaggingly,
untiringly,
wearilessly

actively,
animatedly,
briskly,
busily,
dynamically,
energetically,
feverishly,
spiritedly,
vehemently,
vigorously,
zealously

obstinately,
stubbornly,
willfully

amain,
arduously,
assiduously,
determinedly,
diligently,
doggedly,
hard,
hardly,
industriously,
intensely,
intensively,
intently,
laboriously,
mightily,
purposefully,
resolutely,
sedulously,
slavishly,
strenuously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for earnestly

casually,
desultorily,
halfheartedly,
indolently,
lackadaisically,
languidly,
lazily,
listlessly,
shiftlessly,
sluggishly,
spiritlessly,
tiredly,
wearily

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