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 Combined with a brutal noon start time that provided no shade or relief throughout the game, the conditions meant there weren’t many fans brave enough, or quite frankly dumb enough, to endure a heat index of roughly 105 degrees. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The whole thing is a mess—and frankly an example of OpenAI managing to steal a public relations defeat from the jaws of victory. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Even beyond the anniversary, people are hungry for something more considered, more lasting, and, frankly, more decadent after years of expendable design. — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 This is, quite frankly, baloney — who’s to say the Manhunter didn’t kill and take the form of someone already living in the town? — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 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

Adverb

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

Definition of really

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Oh, and Vienna’s the most livable city in the world, according to The Economist—and the quality of life inside the Rosewood is very good indeed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
But the basic desire for this film was indeed the contrast between a specific territory and this group of young people.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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