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. Paul Weinhold:

   The idea surfaced frankly out of Salem( the state capital) that Salem and our legislature might be able to provide some support for Hayward, just as the idea came from Salem, the idea that it wasn't going to work came from Salem, so we took cues from the political powers that this was not going to fly.

2. Beau Biden:

   I just frankly had no idea that this would happen.

3. State Department spokeswoman Mari Harf:

   This work is highly technical and high stakes for all of the countries involved. We're frankly more concerned about the quality of the deal than we are about the clock, though we also know that difficult decisions won't get any easier with time -- that is why we are continuing to negotiate.

4. Donald Trump:

   She says the same thing over and over and over, but a lot of the people didn't hear it in the debate so they heard it for the first time. It's almost like robotic, frankly, she's got a good line of pitter-patter but if you listen for 5 minutes you develop a tremendous headache.

5. Tony Evers:

   We found out today [that Biden is coming] and frankly, I'm not sure if I'll be present at that event or not, the most important thing I'm doing that day is giving my budget address, which I will give on the 16th.