sincerely

adverb

sin-ˈsir-lē How to pronounce sincerely (audio)
Definition of sincerelynext
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 It’s routinely thrown around online, both sincerely and in jest, to describe anything that feels inauthentic. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak is either playing some sort of mind game or he sincerely is torn about naming a starting quarterback to open the regular season. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Jean is wonderful, a fiercely loyal and maternal figure who sincerely wants to help these women untangle their traumas and get back on their feet. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026 Colquitt sincerely believes that her work can restore the dignity too often denied people in their last days. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sincerely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sincerely
  1. genuinely
  2. openly
  3. honestly
  4. naively
  5. simply
  6. naturally
Adverb
  • Triumph Motorcycles has spent decades turning a once-fading British marque into a genuinely global name.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Whereas Jake, the powerful warlock who’s got so much going for him, has darker qualities, in some ways, than Ollie, who is a genuinely great guy and is now trying to make the best of [his circumstances].
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of genuinely
Adverb
  • First is through a global campaign to raise awareness and send the message that women deserve to take care of their mental health and speak openly about it.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Lena is anchored, however, by her relationship with Yana Kuchina, a former editor of a Moscow publishing house who writes openly about living with cerebral palsy.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of openly
Adverb
  • Show how colleagues work together honestly in standups, during escalations and even during the occasional miss.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • On mornings when my face looks puffy (which is, honestly, most mornings), the cooling tip is just what the doctor ordered.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of honestly
Adverb
  • Besides, Carmella doesn’t even know about this, Shannon naively says, so no harm, no foul.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • A lot of us naively assumed that demand would keep growing forever.
    — Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of naively
Adverb
  • Demand, however, for multifamily will grow along with interest rates, simply because fewer people will be able to afford to buy a home.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • While the university grappled with yet another football scandal, an Ann Arbor moving crew simply got to work—sorting, packing and hauling away the remnants of a fallen career, one item at a time, over the span of six hours.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of simply
Adverb
  • At the University of Tokyo, researchers have even grown living human skin over robotic digits to wrinkle naturally and mend wounds with collagen.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
  • When the words come out naturally, without having to think about them, that is the real freedom and joy of acting.
    — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of naturally

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“Sincerely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sincerely. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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