Synonyms for bluntly
blunt·ly

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1. bluntlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   plainly, coarsely, abruptly

2. bluntlyadverb

   In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

   Synonyms:
   coarsely, plainly, abruptly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundlyadverb

   in a blunt direct manner

   "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"

   Synonyms:
   brusquely, flat out, bluffly, like blue murder, roundly

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "bluntly":

   plainly, frankly, openly, brutally, crudely

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1. Amy Martin:

   It looked like if I were to take the kitchen scissors and just pull it out and bluntly over and over cut, because you know it was just very choppy like Jim Carrey on Dumb and Dumber but rounder and a little bit shorter. Thats exactly what it looked like.

2. Billy Haun:

   When an adult commits to being a high school coach, it’s not just about coaching the game. They take on a lot of responsibility, adults who fail to live up to those expectations – I’ll just put it bluntly – they fail students. We failed kids because we’ve got a group of young ladies who will now not be able to finish their season because of the behavior of some adults.

3. Houston Astros:

   My doctor put it very bluntly, if you want to go out in a blaze of glory and maybe blow yourself out, by all means go pitch in the World Series. But if you want to pitch a few more years like you’ve told me you want to, then you’d be an idiot to do that.

4. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi:

   Let me tell you quite bluntly that this king business has given me personally nothing but headaches.

5. Jin Jianhang:

   Bluntly, China's county-level towns are built like European ones, but its villages are like African ones.