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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The no-nonsense police statement is a bluntly worded news earthquake: "The man remains in police custody at this time."

From BBC

Cody Schuiteboer, president and chief executive of Best Interest Financial, puts it more bluntly.

From MarketWatch

Katie Miller and her guests avoid talking too bluntly about how disciplining children is achieved.

From Salon

Instead of lying or bluntly delivering the truth, the chatbot explained that the spirit of Santa was real before asking if the child was leaving any cookies out for him.

From The Wall Street Journal

When quizzed about this, the singer replied bluntly: "My friends do not talk to the press, and that's why they are still my friends."

From Barron's

bluntly

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