in all conscience

ADVERB

seriously

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actively earnestly passionately sincerely vigorously

STRONG

gravely

WEAK

all joking aside cool it cut the comedy determinedly down fervently for real in all seriousness in earnest intently purposefully resolutely sedately simmer down soberly solemnly sternly straighten out thoughtfully with a straight face with forethought with sobriety zealously

Antonyms

WEAK

casually funnily lightly minor trivially

ADVERB

sincerely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candidly deeply earnestly genuinely naturally profoundly really truly truthfully wholeheartedly

WEAK

aboveboard frankly from bottom of heart in all sincerity in good faith ingenuously without equivocation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully

WEAK

dishonestly untruthfully

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"It abandons Wales to a private only system no-one here, in all conscience, would design," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

“I am a very proud Dubliner but cannot in all conscience continue to be one of the honoured few to have received this great tribute whilst Aung San Suu Kyi remains amongst that number,” Geldof said in a statement.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2017

When Walker talks about sleep he can’t, in all conscience, limit himself to whispering comforting nothings about camomile tea and warm baths.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2017

Will Amos decide he cannot, in all conscience, lead the Marines into this new world?

From Newsweek • Dec. 19, 2010

Still no answer; yet she had had time enough in all conscience to see that there was no escape.

From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

in all conscience

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