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 So far, nothing’s happened, which is honestly more unsettling than if something did. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Run those numbers honestly, get a free quote for your vehicle, and the right call for your situation tends to make itself. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 The Recon’s range will rankle some, but, honestly, the same complaints can be made about the fuel economy and driving range of the most capable internal combustion off-roaders. — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Selena Gomez might have a covetable summer style, but honestly, her fall fashion is even better. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for honestly

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Of course his trick memory, hyper-long career and borrowings of Pravda from the colleague codenamed CYCLOPS are frankly ridiculous, especially since the latter (don’t tell Venusian Cheney) bore two functional eyes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Aaliyah Puglia was the first person voted out of Survivor 51, which, frankly, sucks for her.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of frankly

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The queen bee of the group is Paulina (a sensational Denée Benton), who rambles on about her American cousins and her pro-football player boyfriend Kofi, whom no one has actually met.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Standard gas pressure spreads out across the rock formations, homogenizing subterranean forces and actually decreasing the risk of the fault slipping over time.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of actually

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If the Dodgers do, indeed, go in that direction for Games 1 and 2, Snell would then be the natural choice for Game 3, on eight days’ rest.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Finally, at the end of the hallway – and indeed the end of the home – lies the Winslow's bedroom.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

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