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plainly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of plainly

1 in an honest and direct manner

  • youʼll have to tell your relatives very plainly that you donʼt like perfume, or theyʼll keep giving it to you
Synonyms of plainly

directly, forthrightly, foursquare, plain, straight, straightforward (also straightforwards), straightforwardly
Words Related to plainly

baldly, bluffly, candidly, frankly, honestly, openheartedly, openly, unguardedly, unreservedly

artlessly, earnestly, simply, sincerely

abruptly, bluntly, brusquely, curtly, gruffly, point-blank, sharply

impolitely, inconsiderately, rudely, tactlessly

truthfully, veraciously
Near Antonyms of plainly

long-windedly, verbosely, wordily

civilly, courteously, diplomatically, politely, tactfully

deceitfully, mendaciously, untruthfully

erroneously, fallaciously, falsely, hypocritically, insincerely

ambiguously, circuitously, equivocally, evasively, indirectly

2 without any question

  • your wife is plainly upset that you didn't invite her to the game with us
Synonyms of plainly

all right, alright, assuredly, certainly, clearly, definitely, doubtless, easily, forsooth, hands down, inarguably, incontestably, incontrovertibly, indeed, indisputably, really, so, sure, surely, truly, unarguably, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably
Words Related to plainly

conceivably, likely, perhaps, possibly, probably

obviously, unmistakably
Phrases Synonymous with plainly

by all means, by all odds, damn well, for certain, for sure

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