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 This is not the New World anyone asked for or wanted, honestly. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 After a long and labored climb, Fernandez can’t help but come by things honestly. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Everyone loved Dolly Parton because Dolly Parton honestly loved everyone. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026 But honestly, what got me the most excited was less about the supernatural concept of demons coming to this world. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for honestly

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The only people who seem to, frankly, are the leaders at Western Michigan, the ones with the biggest complaint about this and the ones who seem to be handling it the most maturely.

— Will Leitch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
This is, quite frankly, baloney — who’s to say the Manhunter didn’t kill and take the form of someone already living in the town?

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of frankly

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In fact, the dress code was actually eliminated during the 2025-26 season as part of early transition dates agreed upon for the new CBA.

— Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
This makes for another scene where actually seeing Hal and John show their work might’ve been helpful.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of actually

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The player who really caught the eye, though, was Ao Tanaka, whose superb performance helped Leeds control midfield.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
And although showing the documentary in New York was exciting, what Valencia and Zegarra really wanted was to release it in Peru.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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