in faith

By my word

In faith is an old-fashioned expression used to emphasize the truth or sincerity of what one is saying, similar to truly or indeed.

It once served as a mild oath, invoking one's religious faith as a guarantee of honesty: In faith, I never meant to cause offense.

The phrase appears frequently in older literature and formal speech but has largely fallen out of everyday use.

sincerity

honestly

In a truthful manner

sincerely · truthfully · really · indeed · verily · candidly · actually · certainly · surely · assuredly

oath

pledge

Binding promise given

sworn · affirmation · declaration · bond · testament · word · assurance · troth · plight · solemn

Opposites
sincerity of expression

in faithinsincerely

Without true feeling

in bad faith · sarcastically · falsely · dishonestly · in jest

mode of belief/trust

in faithin doubt

Feeling uncertain, wavering

in disbelief · incredulously · dubiously · mistrustfully · empirically

certainty of commitment

in faithhalfheartedly

Without real interest

reluctantly · uncertainly · doubtfully · tentatively · waveringly

Family

faith, faithful, faithfully, faithfulness, faithless, faithlessness, unfaithful, unfaithfully, unfaithfulness

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G