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
Because truthfully, travel just doesn’t always come with rest.
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Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But truthfully, through the hardships come new outlooks, gratitude, positivity, and a freeing new way to see life.
—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
Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But truthfully, through the hardships come new outlooks, gratitude, positivity, and a freeing new way to see life.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truthfully
Adverb
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But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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But tag-ins and assists are still essential and, honestly, easier than ever.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And frankly, the front office deserves criticism for that.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Put frankly, dismissing intention has boxed the ivory tower into a corner for its ability to handle difficult conversations relating to religion.—
Matthew Mayhew,
Forbes.com,
8 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
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The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Panthers should probably promote practice-squad linebacker Krys Barnes in the coming weeks as insurance for Trevin Wallace, who was a major liability in Week 1 after a really strong summer.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Truthfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truthfully. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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