BALDLY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

baldly

adverb

Definition of baldly

as in openly

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Recent Examples of baldly The Eagles were, however, baldly ambitious from the start, a band that formed with the express mission of writing hits, getting famous, getting laid, getting rich. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026 Their cute, elderly golden retriever, Cassie, is used for such baldly emotionally manipulative ends. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 Pinney’s fantasies and visual metaphors are sometimes more poignant in concept than in execution, and a theme of Ray’s crude racist impulses is baldly inserted but left undeveloped. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 My job, bluntly, was to spy, but to do it in a way that wasn’t baldly obvious either. — Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026 Nobody in the administration has said so baldly. — Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026 If the baldly stated white supremacism that now fills up my X feed is any guide, that reborn entity drank lots of raw milk and grew up with strong bones and teeth. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026 The heartfelt book sees Myers looking back on awkward moments from her own life in her signature laugh-out-loud, baldly honest prose. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025 The state would wield a deleterious influence on public education, with a rounded civic understanding of Israeli democracy replaced by a more baldly nationalist and illiberal one. — Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for baldly

Adverb

Be an active listener When talking to family members about changing traditions, do your best to listen openly and without judgment to what others are saying.

— Parents, Parents, 27 Oct. 2026
The warning carries more weight in the wake of Trump’s decision to openly back Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s election.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of openly

Adverb

During his interview, Johnson spoke candidly about his rise to fame and the years of work behind his success.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
In a bucket hat and without a care in the world, Murray speaks kindly but candidly about making his buddy Coyne’s TV dream come true.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of candidly

Adverb

The problem is the acting, which is broad, detached and, frankly, often amateurish.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
But hearing that sweet murder-durder voice spring ferth from Ray Donovan is, quite frankly, werth the price of admission for those of us holding an outsized appreciation for actors attempting difficult regional dialects.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of frankly

Adverb

Part of me thinks that friends should be able to share their feelings/perspectives honestly.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Did the network honestly think a large portion of the college football base would not stay up for a late kickoff that came after Notre Dame played Miami, or Georgia faced Ole Miss in primetime?

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of honestly

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While the use of AI in the filmmaking process remains a delicate topic in Hollywood, Wall Street has a more straightforwardly Darwinian view.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
In her final Facebook post, Josée straightforwardly leaves a link to the time and place of her funeral.

— Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of straightforwardly

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Foley has been the one board member who has forthrightly stood up for oversight and accountability on every key issue.

— The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Coming off the ice, Malinin forthrightly congratulated the winner, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, as if to communicate that Shaidorov won the prize from his own efforts, not from Malinin’s failure.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of forthrightly

Adverb

Not the layoffs, the mergers, the rampant unemployment, and the fear that comes with it — all of that and more unreservedly sucks.

— Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
At once pugnaciously combative and unreservedly sentimental, Landon chose to take the series out with a commentary on class revolt.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

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