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 Even though the score was 27-27 in the fourth quarter and SC's defense seemed to get a stop on a long third down, a trademark poorly timed, and frankly absurd and ridiculous, roughing the passer penalty gave the Ducks a free first down. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026 Establishing the Curiosity Academy was so simple — and, frankly, a bit anticlimactic — that reporters then applied to become eligible to receive public funds. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026 Teams still need room to try things quickly, and frankly, they should be encouraged to. — Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Her closet is full of gifted designer pieces, brand-deal holdovers, and fashion-industry gems, meaning her work wardrobe is, frankly, pretty hard to compete with. — Morgan Sullivan, Glamour, 29 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

But Hall and Woodford, in separate contributions, set about improving the Keynesian model to take into account how consumers and businesses actually make decisions about whether to invest and spend.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
But actually, the precise challenge was to not treat it as a joke.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of actually

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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

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