Thesaurus results for ADMITTEDLY

admittedly

adverb

əd-ˈmi-təd-lē

Definition of admittedly

as in frankly

to tell the truth admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that

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Recent Examples of admittedly He is admittedly relieved that Skarsgård was able to bring alive Bill’s gentle, yet neurotic nature. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 The admittedly nervous executive started Monday’s news conferences by apologizing to the Clippers’ faithful for the aftermath of the Leonard situation. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 This is admittedly a ridiculously high standard, but just compare this film to David Fincher’s Zodiac, which shows us just how much all that obsession took out of the people involved in the case. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Still admittedly a debatable pick; shaky taking Titans against anybody. — Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admittedly

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Adverb

The serious question of, frankly, human survival did not seem to interest them at all.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
There are four of us on staff at The Verge actively testing Googlebooks and, frankly, our internal Slack discussions have been mostly filled with collective venting of frustrations, disappointments, and bewilderment.

— Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of frankly

Adverb

The program leader spoke honestly about the work and the difference philanthropic support could make.

— Karen Cochran, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The slip-ons have a clog-like feel, but the low-profile silhouette looks so luxurious—honestly, they could be mistaken for The Row.

— Melony Forcier, InStyle, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of honestly

Adverb

But Hall and Woodford, in separate contributions, set about improving the Keynesian model to take into account how consumers and businesses actually make decisions about whether to invest and spend.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
But actually, the precise challenge was to not treat it as a joke.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of actually

Adverb

The phone encounters were conceived before the pandemic, but once quarantine began, the idea of entertaining people through interactive phone plays really began to pick up steam.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
But really, traveling around with my best friends was such an incredibly bonding, grounding experience.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of really

Adverb

That’s indeed carrying over as his collegiate career begins, and his small community back home is taking notice.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Starbucks' turnaround gains traction with consumers New consumer data offered encouraging evidence that the Starbucks turnaround is, indeed, taking hold.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

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