speaking honestly

Definitions

The act of expressing one's true thoughts or feelings without deception.

Communicating in a direct, candid, and sincere manner.

Examples

Speaking honestly, I did not enjoy the movie as much as I thought I would.

Speaking honestly, we need to address the budget issues before moving forward with the project.

Synonyms

candidly frankly speaking truthfully straight from the shoulder in all honesty plainly speaking without reservation

Antonyms

deceitfully dishonestly evasively speaking with duplicity insincerely equivocally with hidden motives