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Earnestly vs Sincerely - What's the difference?

earnestly | sincerely | Synonyms |

Sincerely is a synonym of earnestly.



As adverbs the difference between earnestly and sincerely

is that earnestly is in an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort while sincerely is in a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.

earnestly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
  • * 1900 , L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
    • The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed:

    Synonyms

    * for real

    sincerely

    English

    Adverb

    (head)
  • In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.
    • I sincerely hope they make it home safely.
  • (US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended by his or her name.
    • Please consider it carefully and let me know what you decide.
  • :: Sincerely,
  • :: Fred

    • Synonyms

    * (in a sincere manner) earnestly, genuinely, honestly, truthfully * (formula for ending a letter) yours sincerely (UK''), sincerely yours (''US ), yours truly, best regards, regards

    Coordinate terms

    * (formula for ending a letter) yours faithfully, xoxo

    Hypernyms

    * (formula for ending a letter) valediction

    Derived terms

    * yours sincerely

    See also

    * faithfully * truly