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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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