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

With a multi-million dollar contribution to bolster the WGA‘s strained (to put it politely) health plan, the new deal will run for four years. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 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

McGuane also reminded me that Hemingway was, to put it politely, a complicated personality, a domineering figure prone to brawling, affairs, and cask-strength egoism. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for to put it politely

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