OPENHEARTEDLY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

openheartedly

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as in openly

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The current attorney general refused to appeal a court decision that struck down a 1987 state law prohibiting citizens from openly carrying firearms in public.

— José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
However, after his death and while promoting Marrow Deep, Mastodon members talked openly about Hinds’ departure, citing his issues with substance abuse.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of openly

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The South Shore & South Bend also depends on being able to switch freight freely among all railroads operating on the Chicago network, Gilbertson said, and this could be adversely affected if the industry gets more concentrated.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
In court filings, however, the government said Morales García told federal agents he was born in Mexico and freely chose to return there.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of freely

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At an ordinary 75-degree race, some cars run nothing beyond the ducts, and a driver gets what air naturally enters the cockpit.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Accordingly, the answers from our conversation are occasionally paraphrastic, and so naturally imprecise.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of naturally

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That flexibility makes flow batteries particularly relevant to long-duration storage, where systems may need to deliver electricity for several hours rather than simply provide short bursts of backup power.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
Protecting someone’s right to reject the American experiment is different from treating that rejection as simply another interpretation of it.

— Joe Daniels, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of simply

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Most of these programs are offered through wholesale channels rather than the retail bank on the corner, which is why the loan officer at a national depository may sincerely believe no such option exists.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
It’s routinely thrown around online, both sincerely and in jest, to describe anything that feels inauthentic.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerely

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Whether Bultaco’s latest revival can turn nostalgia into a genuinely sustainable motorcycle business remains to be seen.

— Bultaco, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Rather than functioning as another Palm Beach stage on which to see and be seen, it’s tucked discreetly behind the hotel, surrounded by greenery and striped loungers—a genuinely private place to disappear for an afternoon.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of genuinely

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Unfortunately, one extra week of rest is not sufficient to rectify this problem (even assuming — naively — that NYRA kicks the Belmont back a week to accommodate our shift).

— Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Her parents naively thought these nuns would look after their kid for a couple of weeks.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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