Synonyms for candidly
can·did·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. honestly, candidly, franklyadverb

   (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

   "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"

   Synonyms:
   honestly, frankly, aboveboard

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "candidly":

   frankly, honestly, openly

How to pronounce candidly?

How to say candidly in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use candidly in a sentence?

1. Seán O'Casey:

   The drama's altar isn't on the stage: it is candle-sticked and flowered in the box office. There is the gold, though there be no frankincense or myrrh; and the gospel for the day always The Play will Run for a Year. The Dove of Inspiration, of the desire for inspiration, has flown away from it; and on it's roof, now, the commonplace crow caws candidly.

2. Jack Markell:

   We must publicly and candidly acknowledge the lasting damage of past sins – damage that continues to reverberate more than 150 years after the abolition of slavery.

3. Gretchen Whitmer:

   I've never had the call to Washington, DC, but the fact that there's even a conversation about what the future of our country looks like and that I'm included in a conversation that has some phenomenal women leaders across this country is truly an honor, but very candidly, I'm really happy to be here right where I am here in Michigan.

4. Philip Hammond:

   What the EU has put on the table is a good offer and I would say to you candidly, it is an unrepeatable offer, it is in everybody's interests that Bosnia-Herzegovina seizes this opportunity.

5. Emmanuel Macron:

   What it comes down to, very candidly, is intestinal fortitude, the ability to have guts to make a hard decision instead of wringing your hands in a negative manner, and we're very concerned about escalation. Look, the guy who's escalated is Vladimir Putin. That's the one who started the war. That's the one who's pushed himself into Ukraine. That's the one who has put the civilian population at enormous risk. He's actually conducting war crimes.