Thesaurus results for FRANKLY

frankly

adverb

ˈfraŋ-klē

Definition of frankly

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 My job is to give people joy and entertain them and take them away from, frankly, at the moment, some of the misery of life, where they can get lost in the live gig for two hours. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026 What about how police agencies understand criminality and risk can only be put on the table and frankly stated behind closed doors? — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 This latter scenario is, frankly, awkward because of the phone's size and weight. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 The elevated co-ord delivers an effortlessly chic look that frankly looks far pricer than $45. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frankly

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Carnaval snake charmer turned opera performer Ziegfeld came to the role honestly.

— David R. Martin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
And honestly, what a relief — the secondhand embarrassment from his rejection earlier in the season was too much to bear.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of honestly

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In fact, the dress code was actually eliminated during the 2025-26 season as part of early transition dates agreed upon for the new CBA.

— Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
This makes for another scene where actually seeing Hal and John show their work might’ve been helpful.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of actually

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The player who really caught the eye, though, was Ao Tanaka, whose superb performance helped Leeds control midfield.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
And although showing the documentary in New York was exciting, what Valencia and Zegarra really wanted was to release it in Peru.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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