Definitions

bluntly

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /

ADVERB

flat out

Synonyms

WEAK

all out at full speed at full throttle directly full-bore openly peak performance wide open

ADVERB

frankly

Synonyms

STRONG

candidly

WEAK

dead level directly forthrightly freely from the hip in truth laid on the line level on the level on the line openly plainly straight straight-out straightforwardly without reserve

Antonyms

WEAK

deviously dishonestly insincerely secretively

ADVERB

obtrusively

Synonyms

WEAK

clearly crassly

ADVERB

rudely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crudely harshly

STRONG

discourteously

WEAK

barbarously boorishly brazenly coarsely contemptuously crassly curtly disrespectfully imprudently indecently indecorously insolently loudly roughly sassily sharply snootily tactlessly unabashedly uncivilly uncouthly ungraciously vulgarly

Antonyms

WEAK

civilly courteously politely suavely

Example Sentences

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Asked if there was a danger former prisoners would reoffend if the right support wasn't in place, she replied: "Bluntly, yes."

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

Bluntly factual to an almost robotic extent, he lacks not so much the willingness but the building blocks of empathy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

Bluntly put, investors and traders are not heeding the message, with rates markets still pricing in around 40 bps of Fed easing next year.

From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2022

"Bluntly, the map verges on self-parody," ruled Judge Charles Treat.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2021

Bluntly little Eve Edgarton looked back upon the odd, haphazard training of her own life.

From Little Eve Edgarton by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

bluntly

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