forsooth
8 synonyms for forsooth, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adv — An old word meaning 'indeed' or 'really', now mostly used as a joke.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
It traces back to Middle English forsothe, forsoþe, for sothe, from Old English for sōþ (“truly, for certain, forsooth”), formed from for (“for, by”) + sooth (“truth”).
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