bluntly

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /

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flat out adv.
frankly adv.
obtrusively adv.
rudely adv.

ADVERB

flat out

Synonyms

WEAK

all out at full speed at full throttle directly full-bore openly peak performance wide open

ADVERB

frankly

Synonyms

STRONG

candidly

WEAK

dead level directly forthrightly freely from the hip in truth laid on the line level on the level on the line openly plainly straight straight-out straightforwardly without reserve

Antonyms

WEAK

deviously dishonestly insincerely secretively

ADVERB

obtrusively

Synonyms

WEAK

clearly crassly

ADVERB

rudely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crudely harshly

STRONG

discourteously

WEAK

barbarously boorishly brazenly coarsely contemptuously crassly curtly disrespectfully imprudently indecently indecorously insolently loudly roughly sassily sharply snootily tactlessly unabashedly uncivilly uncouthly ungraciously vulgarly

Antonyms

WEAK

civilly courteously politely suavely

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bluntly

“I’m dipping nuggets you’ve never heard of into sources you could never understand,” she declares bluntly, causing us to cackle out of sheer surprise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"I think that's nonsense, if I can put it bluntly."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Trump-endorsed front-runner for the seat put it more bluntly still: “The fact that the Republicans have an ability to regain the seat is great. I love it.”

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

“China has already eaten much of German industry’s lunch and is preparing to start on dinner,” the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank, bluntly warned in a recent report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

“What’s wrong with them?” the woman asked bluntly.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

bluntly

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