SINCERELY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

sincerely

adverb

sin-ˈsir-lē

Definition of sincerely

as in genuinely

without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration thanked them sincerely for their help

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Recent Examples of sincerely For example, someone may sincerely believe a supplement, detox or alternative therapy helped when symptoms may have improved naturally or because of expectation alone. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The back support was there, and as someone who’s five eleven, that was sincerely appreciated. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 15 June 2026 Museums are sincerely trying to connect with their publics (even if these are often cast as consumers), and the horizon for that experiment is almost limitless. — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Instead, quietly locate the host, thank them sincerely, say your goodbyes, and head out. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sincerely

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The Man Will Burn (HBO Max) Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi’s four-part docu-series goes into the history and culture of the Burning Man festival, which thousands of people attend every year and which, to me, looks genuinely awful.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
In other words, lagom encourages us to replace the fear of being left out, driven by constant comparison with others, with the ability to choose what genuinely matters.

— Ana Morales, Vogue, 11 July 2026

Definition of genuinely

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However, the creator is fielding queries openly and the project has already surpassed it funding goal.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
Huffman, who represents a sprawling slice of Northern California, reaching from the Bay Area to the Oregon border, is one of just four members (out of more than 500) who are openly agnostic or religiously unaffiliated.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of openly

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When the United States invaded the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, Twain naively imagined that the country would be liberated and turned into a republic.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Schmidt is hardly alone in naively extrapolating this trend out and concluding that, in the limit, AI will inevitably consume all the energy in the world.

— Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of naively

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When temperatures drop simply add a tailored topper, à la Erdem and Magda Butrym.

— Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026
Rather than simply suggesting Talarico is weak on border security or inflation economics, Paxton’s campaign has taken a different rhetorical approach.

— David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

Definition of simply

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In the United Kingdom, more than 1,000 schools closed during last month’s record-setting European heat wave, and those choices naturally brought up memories of pandemic policies, and old debates over how such restrictions should be understood.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
As olives ripen, their oil content increases, texture softens and flavor becomes milder and less bitter – with the bitterness due to naturally occurring compounds called oleuropeins.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 July 2026

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