as in honestly
to tell the truth
truthfully, I'd rather go to the amusement park than to the museum, but I'll go along with the rest of the group
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Recent Examples of truthfully
But truthfully, the root of this team’s early-season struggles can be attributed to an offense that’s looked, quite frankly, archaic at times.
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the story truthfully revealed itself to me in the edit through a process of removing everything to just reveal the final sculpture.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Because truthfully, travel just doesn’t always come with rest.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But truthfully, through the hardships come new outlooks, gratitude, positivity, and a freeing new way to see life.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
One of the biggest challenges in AI development is truthfully handling tasks that are impossible, underdefined, or missing key context.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the story truthfully revealed itself to me in the edit through a process of removing everything to just reveal the final sculpture.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Because truthfully, travel just doesn’t always come with rest.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But truthfully, through the hardships come new outlooks, gratitude, positivity, and a freeing new way to see life.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
One of the biggest challenges in AI development is truthfully handling tasks that are impossible, underdefined, or missing key context.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truthfully
Adverb
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But maybe the two of them deserved each other, honestly.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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This pregnancy has been amazing, honestly.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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But truthfully, the root of this team’s early-season struggles can be attributed to an offense that’s looked, quite frankly, archaic at times.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And roundabouts actually increase road capacity (30%-50%, according to Bryson).—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Maybe Mike Trout has actually unlocked something with his swing in the final weeks of the season.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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There’s much less incentive to sell an academy player, or anyone really, if profitability matters less.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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But yeah, mail can get lost for a really long time!—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Truthfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truthfully. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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