earnestly
In genuine seriousness
Earnestly means with sincere intensity and seriousness of purpose.
Someone who speaks earnestly isn't joking or being casual—they genuinely mean what they say: She earnestly believed the project would succeed.
The word often appears when someone makes a heartfelt appeal or pursues something with determined conviction: He earnestly pleaded for another chance.
With genuine feeling
- genuinelyIn a real manner
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- wholeheartedlyWith total commitment
- truthfullyWithout deception or lies
authentically · heartfelt · unfeigned · candidly · frankly · forthrightly · transparently · openly
With intense emotion
- ferventlyWith intense passionate feeling
- ardentlyWith intense feeling
- zealouslyWith extreme devotion
- intenselyWith extreme force
vehemently · devotedly · enthusiastically · eagerly · fiercely · urgently · imploringly · pleadingly
With persistent effort
- assiduouslyWith persistent careful effort
- industriouslyIn a hardworking manner
- conscientiouslyWith moral thoroughness
- studiouslyWith deliberate concentration
meticulously · painstakingly · carefully · thoroughly · attentively · purposefully · intently · seriously
sincerely
With genuine feeling
- genuinelyIn a real manner
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- wholeheartedlyWith total commitment
truthfully · authentically · heartfelt · unfeigned · candidly · frankly · forthrightly · transparently · openly · serious
passionately
With intense emotion
intensely · vehemently · devotedly · enthusiastically · eagerly · fiercely · urgently · imploringly · pleadingly · beseechingly
diligently
With persistent effort
- assiduouslyWith persistent careful effort
- industriouslyIn a hardworking manner
- conscientiouslyWith moral thoroughness
studiously · meticulously · painstakingly · carefully · thoroughly · attentively · purposefully · intently · seriously · laboriously
- Candor Phrasesto be honest, truth be told, honestly, frankly, to tell the truth
- serious expressionsno joke, dead serious, I mean it, seriously, no laughing matter
earnestlyfacetiously
In a joking manner
flippantly · jokingly · sarcastically · frivolously · mockingly
earnestlylistlessly
Without energy or interest
apathetically · indifferently · nonchalantly · unenthusiastically · dispassionately
earnestlyinsincerely
Without true feeling
disingenuously · falsely · deceptively · hypocritically · superficially
- in earnestWith serious purpose
- The Importance of Being EarnestVictorian comedy of manners
- earnest plea
- earnest moneyPayment showing serious intent