MATTER-OF-FACTLY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

matter-of-factly

adverb

as in candidly

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Recent Examples of matter-of-factly Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 But Redzisz, who previously worked as a curator at Tate Modern, matter-of-factly pointed out why that comparison is inaccurate. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The stranger informs her matter-of-factly that Alice’s leg will be amputated unless Anna opts into her payment-plan bargain. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 As the misfits who make up Widow’s Bay react matter-of-factly to some of the creepy and strange goings-on around them, at the center of it all is Matthew Rhys as Mayor Tom Loftis. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 The late George is still widely hailed as having been Little Feat’s most visionary member and Payne matter-of-factly refers to him as both a mentor and a genius. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026 The tech is terrifying, but it’s treated matter-of-factly, played for barked laughs. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 This is presented upsettingly matter-of-factly — sudden, and just out of frame. — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 May 2026 Jason Collins had written it so matter-of-factly. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 13 May 2026

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Throughout those three days, FBI Special Agent Bryan Witt, who was assigned to help investigate the matter, candidly acknowledged to the court that the case had not been handled like any other in his career.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
During his interview, Johnson spoke candidly about his rise to fame and the years of work behind his success.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of candidly

Adverb

The problem is the acting, which is broad, detached and, frankly, often amateurish.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
But hearing that sweet murder-durder voice spring ferth from Ray Donovan is, quite frankly, werth the price of admission for those of us holding an outsized appreciation for actors attempting difficult regional dialects.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of frankly

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Yurachek openly supported Dan Reed for the chancellor's job four years ago.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The nation also elected several historic firsts, including the first Muslim senator, the first openly gay male senator and the first Black female governor, in spite of Republican campaign attacks around identity.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

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The outcry came after a left-wing account on X posted a video, dated Thursday, showing two National Guard members standing nonchalantly by a ballot drop box.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
In the video, the popular streamers Maya Higa and FaZe Adapt sit together on a log, chatting nonchalantly as a massive grizzly bear lumbers toward them.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of nonchalantly

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My Beloved’s casually romantic chassis—but Kings of Leon are still prone to occasionally rocking out, for better or worse.

— Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
Heather Knight, a native of Northern California, has always casually cheered on the San Francisco Giants and the Golden State Warriors.

— Lauren Segal, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of casually

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Here, light does not issue from the far end of the room, drawing us toward salvation, but is coolly diffused through side walls made of milky Plexiglas.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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