sincerely

adverb

sin·cere·ly sin-ˈsir-lē

sən-

Synonyms of sincerely next

: in a sincere or truthful way : with truth, genuineness, or straightforwardness

apologizing sincerely

I am sincerely sorry for your loss.

George Clooney, a pleasant man, tries sincerely to give some credibility to Kelvin, and if he doesn't earn our belief, at least he has our sympathy.—

Stanley Kauffman

The room was quiet until a student in the back of the room let out an enormous belch and said, not too sincerely, "Sorry."—

E. L. Konigsburg

—often used as a complimentary close with or without yours

… Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Robert Brown

… Sincerely yours, John Smith

… Yours sincerely, Jane Doe

Examples of sincerely in a Sentence

thanked them sincerely for their help

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Meanwhile, Mexican moviemakers and critics have been less than thrilled to see the country’s drug war and mass disappearances reduced to fodder for a musical that sincerely tries to humanize a cartel boss who earns her redemption by … starting a NGO. —

Laura Bradley, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025 Most importantly, Kim Jong Un would perceive Trump as sincerely intending to improve relations between Pyongyang and Washington, D.C. Seung-Whan Choi teaches Korean politics and International Relations at the University of Illinois at Chicago. —

Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 The Catholic tradition teaches that people who sincerely repent of their sins are forgiven and reconciled to God. —

Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025 On a recent visit, I was shown around by employees who seemed sincerely attached to it; one of them threw himself, loudly, at the glass wall, to demonstrate its strength. —

Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sincerely