Synonyms for frankly
ˈfræŋk lifrank·ly

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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, candidly, aboveboard

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1. List of paraphrases for "frankly":

   honestly, sincerely, candidly, openly, truthfully, plainly, downright, explicitly, expressly, bluntly

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1. Sarah Huckabee Sanders:

   The President has lost confidence in Director Comey and, frankly, he'd been considering letting Director Comey go since the day he was elected.

2. Cher Scarlett:

   I had some private conversations, private information such as Robinhood investments, things that frankly aren't Apple's business to know.

3. Harry Reid:

   Frankly, one newspaper here in Nevada kept beating up on me and I said, 'I'm not going to let the bastards beat me,' and so I decided to run a last time.

4. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

5. Roger Stone:

   Like all Americans I've been greatly concerned by what I've seen take place in the White House and in the Justice Department, quite frankly, in just the last week.