Thesaurus results for HONESTLY

honestly

adverb

ˈä-nəst-lē

Definition of honestly

as in frankly

to tell the truth honestly, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about

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Recent Examples of honestly Holloway doesn't have as much to lose in this fight, quite honestly. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Born in the California beach enclave of Montecito, the Napoleon comes by its refreshing summer vibes honestly, even if it is made with a seemingly unsummery spirit. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026 Whenever Taylor is making history (which happens a lot, honestly), Travis is right by her side. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026 My goal was to present it as realistically and honestly as possible. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for honestly

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Mary McCarthy gossips more frankly about people Robert Lowell mentions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
An East Hampton beach day plus a container of Round Swamp chicken salad is frankly my idea of heaven.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

Definition of frankly

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Although only about 600 homes were built, the district remained obligated to purchase far more water than the community actually uses.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The question, as England prepare to fly to Atlanta today (Tuesday) for tomorrow’s semi-final against Argentina, is how much this actually matters?

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of actually

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Because of climate, weather, acorn abundance (yes, really) and decisions about land use dating to colonial times, the bugs are indeed getting worse.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
What really took so long was the officials deliberating over the nearest point of relief on the practice ground side.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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