baldly

adverb

Definition of baldlynext
as in openly

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Recent Examples of baldly 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
  1. openly
  2. candidly
  3. frankly
  4. honestly
  5. plainly
  6. straightforwardly
  7. forthrightly
  8. unreservedly
Adverb
  • Wednesday’s hierarchy openly predicted bumps in the road and one of them was felt on August 1, a week before the first competitive game of the new season.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia and Turkey — two nations that have been openly hostile toward one another for much of the last decade — pledged to go to war in each other’s defense.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of openly
Adverb
  • In recent years, Orbit spoke candidly about overcoming substance abuse and a psychotic episode that interrupted his career before returning to music.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Angelina Jolie‘s brother spoke candidly about his sexuality on Breathe Mija, the Substack from his ex-wife Romi Imbelli, on Thursday.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of candidly
Adverb
  • This whole situation is discriminatory, disgusting, and quite frankly, Orwellian.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The new French doors that were, frankly, too brand spanking were limed to age them, while ancient Moroccan ones studded with enormous nail heads were used indoors.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of frankly
Adverb
  • One of the strongest films of the year — in years, honestly — stars 2026 MVP Sandra Hüller as a 17th-century German soldier who’s survived a bullet to the face and disfigurement around the end of the Thirty Years War.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Utilize self-assessments to highlight contributions with concrete details and honestly address growth areas, demonstrating self-awareness.
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of honestly
Adverb
  • The new honest answer is what that telecom architect put plainly.
    — Chris Wade, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The leaders of the AI revolution are telling us plainly that human skills will command a premium.
    — Dr. Alan Kadish, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of plainly
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of unreservedly

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