Thesaurus results for TRUTHFULLY

truthfully

adverb

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 The studio didn’t change course when the rating came back, Burke said, because the goal was to tell the story as truthfully as possible. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 One of the most interesting things from the show’s popularity has been so many people coming to the books and showing such love for these characters, like Luca, who truthfully isn’t in the book much. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026 Rollins continues to target Hayden and the Herald for reporting truthfully. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 In an agreement with the state, Josiah Hoffman, the other person indicted in Snellings’ death, in late July pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for a 35-year prison sentence and commitment to testify truthfully against Greer at trial. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 One of the most effective ways of talking back to an oppressive force is by speaking truthfully, by letting your experience rise above the noise of those who would flatten you and your kind into easy categories. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 As part of their plea agreements, they are required to testify truthfully in proceedings related to the case, the office said. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 June 2026 Plus the idea of wearing AI glasses and a tech-bro wrist accessory was, truthfully, a nonstarter. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 24 June 2026 If a debtor refused to coöperate, Pitman might ingratiate himself, explaining, truthfully, that having the key sure would help him out, or that, without it, the lienholder would bundle the cost of making a new one into the price of getting the vehicle out of hock. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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Start by honestly assessing whether your organization is open to accepting IT as a partner.

— Ken Feyder, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
And honestly, it's been the other way—influencers have reached out to us for samples or collabs.

— Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of honestly

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The multilayered scheduling considerations for the latter make my head hurt, frankly.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
For those who experienced his rise in real time (and, frankly, many at SoFi probably had, based on their millennial look), Jay has been a pop impresario, a cultural touchstone who helped graft hip-hop culture onto the mainstream.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of frankly

Adverb

And yet 59% of the Hornets’ shots came from three-point range — this is a team that really never stops shooting them, for better or for worse.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Loves, cities, and musical genres may change, but that girl who felt left out has never really stopped writing.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

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