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 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, 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 And frankly, the best legislation comes out of very informed members of Congress debating issue sets. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Quite frankly, Travis Kelce doesn’t need football anymore, yet Sunday night provided a stark reminder of why football needs him. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frankly

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Show how colleagues work together honestly in standups, during escalations and even during the occasional miss.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
On mornings when my face looks puffy (which is, honestly, most mornings), the cooling tip is just what the doctor ordered.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of honestly

Adverb

Whether Apple is actually preparing that product is besides the point, Luria added that just the possibility shows how limited Oura’s competitive position could be against a company that controls the entire iPhone ecosystem.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Speaking of swords, Sam actually carries one around his San Francisco apartment while schmoozing with reporters over his blamelessness in the OpenAI ouster.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of actually

Adverb

The phone encounters were conceived before the pandemic, but once quarantine began, the idea of entertaining people through interactive phone plays really began to pick up steam.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
But really, traveling around with my best friends was such an incredibly bonding, grounding experience.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of really

Adverb

That’s indeed carrying over as his collegiate career begins, and his small community back home is taking notice.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Starbucks' turnaround gains traction with consumers New consumer data offered encouraging evidence that the Starbucks turnaround is, indeed, taking hold.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of indeed

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