frankly

[frangk-lee] / ˈfræŋk li /

ADVERB

very honestly

Synonyms

STRONG

candidly

WEAK

bluntly 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

Example Sentences

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Some people might never get to play, which, frankly, left me a bit stressed.

From The Wall Street Journal

But I think the comparison is kind of boring, frankly.

From Los Angeles Times

"We frankly loved that it was the students' idea and a real synergy of two research areas," says Dr. Maher.

From Science Daily

“This concept of customer tooling is an overblown hypothesis, which, frankly, I don’t think will happen,” Tan said.

From Barron's

“The fire chief has said that, quite frankly, they were outpaced on this fire because it was moving so rapidly.”

From Los Angeles Times