" earnestly "

1: as in simply, sincerely;

•  Synonyms : 

•  artlessly,

•  simply,

•  sincerely,

•  baldly,

•  bluffly,

•  candidly,

•  frankly,

•  honestly,

•  openheartedly,

•  openly,

•  unguardedly,

•  unreservedly,

•  abruptly,

•  bluntly,

•  brusquely,

•  curtly,

•  gruffly,

•  point-blank,

•  sharply,

•  directly,

•  forthrightly,

•  foursquare,

•  plain,

•  plainly,

•  straight,

•  straightforward,

•  straightforwardly,

•  impolitely,

•  inconsiderately,

•  rudely,

•  tactlessly,

•  truthfully,

•  veraciously

•  Antonyms : 

•  long-windedly,

•  verbosely,

•  wordily,

•  civilly,

•  courteously,

•  diplomatically,

•  politely,

•  tactfully,

•  deceitfully,

•  mendaciously,

•  untruthfully,

•  erroneously,

•  fallaciously,

•  falsely,

•  hypocritically,

•  insincerely,

•  ambiguously,

•  circuitously,

•  equivocally,

•  evasively,

•  indirectly

2: as in ardently, conscientiously;

•  Synonyms : 

•  ardently,

•  attentively,

•  conscientiously,

•  exhaustively,

•  meticulously,

•  painstakingly,

•  seriously,

•  thoroughly,

•  continuously,

•  ploddingly,

•  steadfastly,

•  steadily,

•  unabatedly,

•  unrelentingly,

•  unremittingly,

•  indefatigably,

•  tirelessly,

•  unflaggingly,

•  untiringly,

•  wearilessly,

•  actively,

•  animatedly,

•  briskly,

•  busily,

•  dynamically,

•  energetically,

•  feverishly,

•  spiritedly,

•  vehemently,

•  vigorously,

•  zealously,

•  obstinately,

•  stubbornly,

•  willfully,

•  amain,

•  arduously,

•  assiduously,

•  determinedly,

•  diligently,

•  doggedly,

•  hard,

•  hardly,

•  industriously,

•  intensely,

•  intensively,

•  intently,

•  laboriously,

•  mightily,

•  purposefully,

•  resolutely,

•  sedulously,

•  slavishly,

•  strenuously

•  Antonyms : 

•  casually,

•  desultorily,

•  halfheartedly,

•  indolently,

•  lackadaisically,

•  languidly,

•  lazily,

•  listlessly,

•  shiftlessly,

•  sluggishly,

•  spiritlessly,

•  tiredly,

•  wearily

1: not joking or playful in mood or manner;

  * e.g., " ... I'll accept only an earnest apology from you "

•  Synonyms : 

•  grave,

•  humorless,

•  no-nonsense,

•  po-faced,

•  sedate,

•  serious,

•  severe,

•  sober,

•  sobersided,

•  solemn,

•  staid,

•  uncomic,

•  unsmiling,

•  weighty

•  Antonyms : 

•  facetious,

•  flip,

•  flippant,

•  humorous,

•  jesting,

•  jocular,

•  joking,

•  kittenish,

•  ludic,

•  playful