BLUFFLY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

bluffly

adverb

Definition of bluffly

as in openly

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Adverb

Newsom, openly worried about losing his tax base, parried with his own proposal, a national billionaire’s tax.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
The interview stoked controversy due to concerns that Piker holds openly antisemitic views.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of openly

Adverb

Of course, glove heels are also incredibly minimalist; while certain heels like towering platforms can feel overly complicated, not to mention just plain hard to style, glove heels keep things easy.

— Eva Thomas, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026
There were a lot of old lamps, some of which had imaginative and peculiar designs, though many were also just plain ugly.

— Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of plain

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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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Receiving the underhand pitch straight into the chest, Martinez followed his blocker and barreled into the end zone, taking a Western Michigan player to the ground with him to give Boise State an early 8-0 lead.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Oct. 2026
Mail, keys, reusable bags, lunch containers and water bottles migrate onto counters because no other surface in the home has been assigned to them — which pushes everyday clutter straight into active work zones.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of straight

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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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Pritzker deserves credit for speaking candidly about the treatment that has worked for him and helping confront the stigma that still surrounds obesity and its treatment.

— Disha Narang, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
In August, a month prior to Presley’s death, his sister praised his approach to speaking so candidly on the personal subject.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of candidly

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Through a layered and deeply nuanced performance, Cardellini transforms what could have been a straightforward femme fatale into a fiercely compelling protagonist.

— Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026
The mix’s seasoning veers straightforward and notably doesn’t list horseradish.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of straightforward

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