as in honestly
to tell the truth
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Recent Examples of frankly
These pitches from EITs are often good to great, and frankly make more sense than half the startup pitches that hit my inbox each day.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
How did that candidate view what happened on October 7, and in the aftermath of that, is going to be one of the issues that a Democratic electorate will assess, and frankly, should assess.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Since then, my father-in-law has become engaged to a woman who, frankly, is not liked by anyone in our family.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
It was unprompted, unfiltered, and, quite frankly, bizarre.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
How did that candidate view what happened on October 7, and in the aftermath of that, is going to be one of the issues that a Democratic electorate will assess, and frankly, should assess.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Since then, my father-in-law has become engaged to a woman who, frankly, is not liked by anyone in our family.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
It was unprompted, unfiltered, and, quite frankly, bizarre.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankly
Adverb
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Death Valley National Park, California Death Valley National Park gets its name honestly.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
23 Feb. 2026
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Orange and pink together create a fun contrast that is honestly underrated.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The speech invoked a Václav Havel essay about the hollowness of Communist ideology, embodied by the revolutionary slogans in shopkeepers’ windows that nobody actually believed.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Kids who grow up with parents who emphasize attachment actually have a good chance of becoming more independent as adults.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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All of the current Lakers realized that playing against the Boston Celtics on national television really was more than just one of 82 games on the schedule.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Each of us look in the mirror and really try, really start to change the habits.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Federico’s walking on rare air, indeed.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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Scale Biu Tsim Kok hill for a panoramic spectacle of Long Ke Wan's untouched beauty, proving that nature, indeed, is the best artist.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankly. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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