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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Use the language of the job description honestly, spell out key skills and focus on measurable outcomes.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
So far, nothing’s happened, which is honestly more unsettling than if something did.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of honestly

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Unloading about the time-travel stuff is important, but what really lifts some of the burden from Julia’s shoulders is being able to talk about Claire with Davina.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
The second-year starting linebacker was an all-conference selection last season and has really turned it up a notch as a senior.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of really

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And while this gentle reader, writer, and watcher was never worried that star Ella Bruccoleri would indeed be joined by co-star Dónal Finn for the new special, consider the Hayward reunion officially official today.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026
The destination of our hapless hero, a courier (Austin Abrams, absolutely awesome) who must transport an important package between medical facilities, is indeed the game’s residentially evil homebase of Racoon City.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

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