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 Despite its admittedly fictitious origins, Juliet’s House is one of the most popular sites in Verona. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 Douglas Booth has, admittedly, always been drawn to rather eccentric characters. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 Surprisingly, despite his role in the Fast & Furious franchise and the resultant persona fans project on him, Gibson is, admittedly, not interested in pursuing motorsport and had never been drifting. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026 Not because of his size — although 5ft 9in (175cm) would admittedly be short for a keeper — but because of his permanent kinetic energy. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admittedly

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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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