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- [on-ist too god]
- /ˈɒn ɪst tu gɒd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [on-ist too god]
- /ˈɒn ɪst tu gɒd/
Definitions of honest to god words
- adjective honest to god real or genuine. 1
- adverb honest to god really, truly, or genuinely. 1
- phrase honest to god Some people say 'honest to God' to emphasize their feelings or to emphasize that something is really true. 0
- noun honest to god completely authentic 0
- noun honest to god an expression of affirmation or surprise 0
- adjective honest to god completely authentic; totally genuine 0
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Origin of honest to god
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Honest to god
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
honest to god popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
honest to god usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for honest to god
adj honest to god
- absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
- accurate — careful and exact
- actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
- bona fide — If something or someone is bona fide, they are genuine or real.
Antonyms for honest to god
adj honest to god
- uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- imaginary — existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
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