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, through the hardships come new outlooks, gratitude, positivity, and a freeing new way to see life.
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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
And truthfully, the fresh content looks to be worth the price of admission.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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
And truthfully, the fresh content looks to be worth the price of admission.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truthfully
Adverb
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As for her own love of LSU, Hartung comes by it honestly.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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He was distracted by the movie and honestly just really liked my cooking.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Thematic through-lines will become more apparent in the coming years, but for now what strikes me is the variety of the offerings and — speaking quite frankly — the wide range in quality.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
2 Sep. 2025
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Instead, later stages feel unpolished, undertested, and frankly harsh; some sections rely more on luck than skill due to dodgy responsiveness, weird puzzle timings, or the occasional drop into sub-30fps territory.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In the finale, Rick shoots Jim, setting off a line of crossfire that ultimately kills his girlfriend Chelsea (Amy Lou Wood) before Sritala (Lek Patravadi) reveals that Jim was actually Rick’s father.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Now that Paul Thomas Anderson has adapted Thomas Pynchon’s work not once, but twice — the upcoming One Battle After Another riffs on Pynchon’s 1990 novel, Vineland, with Leo to boot — someone’s assistant might actually have to read Gravity’s Rainbow.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Priya Kaur The Powerball jackpot is getting big − really big.—
Priya Kaur,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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All the movies are really about people trapped in a spaceship, a prison, et cetera.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Truthfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truthfully. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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