What is another word for frankly?
Pronunciation:
[ fɹˈaŋkli], [ fɹˈaŋkli], [ f_ɹ_ˈa_ŋ_k_l_i]
Related words: frankly speaking, frankly i don't know, frankly i don't care
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Synonyms for Frankly:
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adj.
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adv.
• aboveboard • artlessly- artlessly ,
- bluntly ,
- candidly ,
- directly ,
- genuinely ,
- honestly ,
- naively ,
- naturally ,
- plainly ,
- straightforwardly ,
- trustingly ,
- un-artificially ,
- unaffectedly ,
- unartfully ,
- unrestrainedly ,
- unsophisticatedly .
- Beneficently ,
- befittingly ,
- benevolently ,
- benignly ,
- charitably ,
- decently ,
- decorously ,
- duteously ,
- dutifully ,
- equitably ,
- evenhandedly ,
- fittingly ,
- impartially ,
- lawfully ,
- legitimately ,
- respectably ,
- righteously ,
- temperately ,
- tolerantly ,
- uprightly ,
- fitly ,
- piously ,
- virtuously .
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n.
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- decent ,
- fine ,
- good ,
- honest ,
- irreproachable ,
- principled ,
- sincere ,
- upstanding .
Other synonyms:
- simply .
- personally .
- suspect .
Other relevant words:
• noun
- Downrightly ,
- Factum ,
- Unconstrainedly ,
- above-board ,
- aboveboard ,
- accuracy ,
- accurately ,
- actuality ,
- actually ,
- admittedly ,
- agreeably ,
- all joking aside ,
- apparent ,
- authenticity ,
- bluffly ,
- blunt ,
- brazenly ,
- broadly ,
- brusquely ,
- candid ,
- certainty ,
- circumstance ,
- clear ,
- clearly ,
- communicatively ,
- conspicuous ,
- constancy ,
- cordially ,
- deed ,
- deeply ,
- definite ,
- deliberately ,
- dependably ,
- devotion ,
- devoutly ,
- direct ,
- distinct ,
- entity ,
- essence ,
- event ,
- evident ,
- evidently ,
- exactness ,
- explicit ,
- eye to eye ,
- face ,
- fact ,
- fairly ,
- faithfulness ,
- fervently ,
- fidelity ,
- forthrightly ,
- genuine ,
- genuineness ,
- guilelessly ,
- heartily ,
- honesty ,
- in all conscience ,
- in all seriousness ,
- in the open ,
- indeed ,
- ingenuously ,
- innocently ,
- intentionally ,
- legible ,
- legitimacy ,
- liberally ,
- lucid ,
- luminous ,
- naked ,
- obvious ,
- obviously ,
- open ,
- openheartedly ,
- outright ,
- outrightly ,
- outspoken ,
- outspokenly ,
- overt ,
- palpable ,
- perspicuous ,
- plain ,
- point-blank ,
- publicly ,
- pure ,
- reality ,
- really ,
- reliably ,
- roundly ,
- serene ,
- seriously ,
- shoulder ,
- solidity ,
- straight ,
- straightforward ,
- tangible ,
- transparent ,
- transparently ,
- true ,
- truly ,
- truth ,
- truthful ,
- unabashedly ,
- unambiguously ,
- unashamedly ,
- unceremoniously ,
- unconcealed ,
- undisguisedly ,
- unequivocal ,
- unequivocally ,
- unfeignedly ,
- uninhibitedly ,
- unmistakable ,
- unreservedly ,
- validity ,
- veracity ,
- verily ,
- wholeheartedly ,
- willingly ,
- without reserve ,
- without restraint .
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How to use "Frankly" in context?
Frankly, we're not sure what this word means. Is it used to show modesty? Is it an adjective meaning "complete"? Either way, we don't know how to use this word correctly, and we're not sure why it's even in the dictionary.
Paraphrases for Frankly:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
honestly.
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Adverb
candidly, forthrightly, honestly, truthfully.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Adverb
absolutely, actually, admittedly, blatantly, bluntly, boldly, certainly, clearly, cordially, decidedly, definitely, directly, downright, earnestly, exactly, explicitly, expressly, fairly, fervently, flatly, freely, genuinely, heartily, indeed, manifestly, markedly, obviously, openly, outright, patently, plain, plainly, publicly, quite, realistically, really, roundly, simply, sincerely, squarely, straight, technically, totally, transparently, truly, unequivocally, unreservedly, utterly, warmly, wholeheartedly, Overtly.
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Adverb
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