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
And, truthfully, nothing on Fire of God’s Love could ever be mistaken for secular music.
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Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
Since Buck came out as bisexual in season 7, Stark has been passionate about ensuring his character's story is told as truthfully and positively as possible.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Arguments can be made that NIL has put the final nail in the coffin to eliminate amateurism in college sports, but truthfully, amateurism in college sports died some time ago as the NCAA, institutions and media profited off the athletes.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Dazed and Confused is the vehicle that launched Matthew McConaughey’s career, but truthfully, his performance would have been lost without the movie’s strong, mostly undiscovered ensemble.
—Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
The Trinidadian writer Harold Sonny Ladoo’s novel Yesterdays is relentlessly rude and crude, but also bold, experimental, truthfully ugly, and unforgettable.
—Colin Grant, The New York Review of Books, 27 Nov. 2025
Nobody’s perfect, but truthfully, that’s what’s kept us together.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
And truthfully, the heifertarian part is increasingly rare.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
And truthfully, that may be something of an understatement.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
Since Buck came out as bisexual in season 7, Stark has been passionate about ensuring his character's story is told as truthfully and positively as possible.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Arguments can be made that NIL has put the final nail in the coffin to eliminate amateurism in college sports, but truthfully, amateurism in college sports died some time ago as the NCAA, institutions and media profited off the athletes.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Dazed and Confused is the vehicle that launched Matthew McConaughey’s career, but truthfully, his performance would have been lost without the movie’s strong, mostly undiscovered ensemble.
—Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
The Trinidadian writer Harold Sonny Ladoo’s novel Yesterdays is relentlessly rude and crude, but also bold, experimental, truthfully ugly, and unforgettable.
—Colin Grant, The New York Review of Books, 27 Nov. 2025
Nobody’s perfect, but truthfully, that’s what’s kept us together.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
And truthfully, the heifertarian part is increasingly rare.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
And truthfully, that may be something of an understatement.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truthfully
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Rather than the usual crisscross pattern, Holmes’ sweater features solid block diamonds in bold colors for a harlequin look that is honestly a breath of fresh air.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
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But honestly there’s another experience that was quite powerful.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And, quite frankly, the Patriots do need to blitz to bring pressure, despite having some formidable pass rushers on their defensive line.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The film frankly depicts the extreme sub-dom relationship that Erika lures Elliot into, peppered with Araki’s trademark playful-surrealism while committed to a certain, refreshing explicitness.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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There are actually a few bird feeders set up outside so the birds at Ernie Miller can see them through windows or through their enclosures.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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Imagine that happens in policy to actually affect everyday people.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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So there's really no choice but for the four major conference commissioners to compile a set of rules and guidelines that make at least a marginal bit of sense.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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So getting through that year was really difficult.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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