Synonyms of frankly

frankly

adverb

ˈfraŋ-klē 

as in honestly

to tell the truth

frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honestly
• actually
• really
• indeed
• truthfully
• admittedly
• certainly
• in fact
• absolutely
• truly
• as a matter of fact
• positively
• to be sure
• in truth
• in reality
• in actuality
• undoubtedly
• verily
• in point of fact
• realistically
• unquestionably
• forsooth
• indisputably
• indubitably
• veritably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frankly

Because again, Goodyear had underinvested in quite frankly all three of those, and one was kind of a messy part of the world with Dunlop. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Aug. 2026

Take Cincinnati lawyer Phil Pitzer, who took advantage of a long and frankly very sad legal quagmire to obtain the sequel rights toEasy Rider in the early 2010s. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Indeed, the representatives of that Government assert that the people of Hawaii are unfit for popular government and frankly avow that they can be best ruled by arbitrary or despotic power. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

One root of these problems, Fersko-Weiss believed, was an inability to communicate frankly about what death and dying entailed. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026