OPENHEARTEDLY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

openheartedly

adverb

as in openly

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The actions mark a sharp break with a US practice of handling bilateral disputes largely behind closed doors, and not openly interfering in Mexican politics.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
An openly gay man in Catholic Italy as well as an old-school romantic, Visconti was cinema’s great poet of impossible loves.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of openly

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The station is asking everyone to avoid the area over the next few days so repair crews and emergency services can move freely.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
Before the war, about a fifth of the world’s oil passed freely through the narrow international waterway.

— Jackie Northam, NPR, 17 July 2026

Definition of freely

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This initiative aims to identify and voluntarily treat testosterone deficiencies, which naturally occur as levels decline after age 30.

— Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Scientists say the delta’s naturally nutrient-rich waters provide a great buffet for the crabs and other marine life.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of naturally

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Andriy simply isn’t a good leader — neither empathetic nor precise with his advice for Bobby — but then again, Bobby is also clearly in her feelings.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Here, in a pristine clinic on the banks of an even more pristine glacial Austrian lake, illness is not simply bad luck that happens to you.

— Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 24 July 2026

Definition of simply

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But the results and the action on the field were second to the experience for Baldwin, who was sincerely present in the moment during the two days of All-Star Game activities.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Clint and his management team sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this cancellation may cause.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026

Definition of sincerely

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In the end, the concert succeeded on its spontaneity, and Twain looked genuinely happy to be at the Horseshoe, going deep into the new songs that clearly mean so much to her.

— Karen Bliss, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
By analyzing these correlations, researchers can certify that a system is genuinely quantum without opening it up and inspecting its hardware.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of genuinely

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Leaders must honestly review past performance, confronting uncomfortable truths rather than defending old decisions.

— Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The historian Eugen Weber wrote influentially of how peasants who spoke languages like Occitan, Breton, or Basque became—or, more honestly, were made—Frenchmen.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of honestly

Adverb

Her parents naively thought these nuns would look after their kid for a couple of weeks.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 2026
When the United States invaded the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, Twain naively imagined that the country would be liberated and turned into a republic.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

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