admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
əd-ˈmi-təd-lē 
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1
: as has been or must be admitted
an admittedly inadequate treatment
2
: it must be admitted
admittedly, we took a chance
Examples of admittedly in a Sentence
admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that
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The league’s youngest sporting director admittedly worked with one eye on making the expansion club as competitive as possible in its first season and the other eye on future ones.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
And the Bengals’ defense looked a whole lot better against an admittedly struggling Baltimore unit.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
The reference is, admittedly, a bit obscure.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
I'mPhaedra Trethan, hoping to see Fernando Valenzuela make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame (admittedly for sentimental reasons).
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
And the Bengals’ defense looked a whole lot better against an admittedly struggling Baltimore unit.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
The reference is, admittedly, a bit obscure.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
I'mPhaedra Trethan, hoping to see Fernando Valenzuela make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame (admittedly for sentimental reasons).
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Admittedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admittedly. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
-əd-lē
: acknowledged as true
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