as in frankly
to tell the truth
honestly, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about
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Recent Examples of honestly
Javadi here faints upon seeing her first patient, which is a real rough start to her first day in her emergency-medicine rotation, but not one person refers to her as Doogie Howser, which honestly seems like a huge win.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
And honestly, how great was that for them?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
That was honestly a bit scary for me at first.
—Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
But honestly, these are minor concerns, not major ones.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
And honestly, how great was that for them?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
That was honestly a bit scary for me at first.
—Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
But honestly, these are minor concerns, not major ones.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honestly
Adverb
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Per the inimitable Nicole Kidman, movies have a unique power to provoke intense emotions, and frankly that may be all that’s separating us from the looming robots at this point.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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Split Fiction takes everything the studio has learned from those games and expanded on it in the most creative and frankly jubilant way imaginable.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The first song written was actually the first song released.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2025
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This little clutch was worn by Elizabeth Taylor, and this actually sold at her original estate auction in 2011.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Part of the invitation design, and part of the idea of curating your event, also includes really fun attire recommendations.—
Maria Ward,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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Our crew was really amazing, and the cast was wonderful to work with.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Sky Gen 2: Set-Up Upgrade 6: set-up is very quick indeed.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Whitfield’s men do, indeed, return after dark, bolstered by fire and scarier guns.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Honestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honestly. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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