to put it politely

phrase

—used to indicate that one is saying something in a way that shows good manners

He is not, to put it politely, the best guitar player in the world.

Examples of to put it politely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The steering-wheel controls return to tactile thumbwheels rather than the touch-sensitive arrangement that was, to put it politely, a solution in search of a problem. — New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

Plus, allegations of MAGA-inclined interference by Weiss in stories and segments has left a rank odor in the joint — to put it politely. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

This is not an attention-grabbing field of gubernatorial wannabes, to put it politely. — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026

There’s been a lot of news about the whiskey industry over the past year, and most of it has been, to put it politely, not very good. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for to put it politely

• brightly
• knightly
• lightly
• nightly
• rightly
• sightly
• slightly
• sprightly
• tightly
• whitely
• forthrightly
• fortnightly