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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The film has drawn the somewhat odd criticism — also cited, candidly, in a review from his publication — that the story is told almost exclusively from the point of view of Israelis, a complaint to which Cohen responds thoughtfully.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
The 82-year-old actor writes candidly about infidelity, addiction, his son’s imprisonment and his battle with oral cancer, while reflecting on the costs of a life in show business and his love for California.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of candidly

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The win won’t change what’s frankly been an unacceptable campaign for a program that was 18-1-4 just two seasons ago.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
But frankly, that sounds apocryphal, like a movie scene — which is helpful, because there is a film in development.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of frankly

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First Proof’s rules require any entrants to be openly available, so OpenAI’s blockbuster new model was excluded.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Hollywood should be a city where Jewish residents can live openly, safely and proudly, without intimidation, hatred or antisemitism.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of openly

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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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Unfortunately, there are too many cases in which an individual is chosen casually and lacks the necessary skills.

— Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026
Chromebooks casually offer a handful of advantages over regular computers, starting with faster startup times and response rates.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of casually

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Machado nearly tied Game 4 with a 406-foot drive off reliever Abner Uribe, but Mitchell coolly tracked it down and reached just above the short wall in right-center to keep it in the yard.

— Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
To do the job, Lowen must temporarily move into the author’s home, a coolly lavish modern house in rural Vermont, where Verity’s many boxes of files are stored—and where, of course, Jeremy also lives.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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