admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
əd-ˈmi-təd-lē 
ad-
1
: as has been or must be admitted
an admittedly inadequate treatment
2
: it must be admitted
admittedly, we took a chance
Examples of admittedly in a Sentence
admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Between the lines: The vintage restaurant, while objectively cool, is admittedly not equipped to handle the capacity or pace of today's fast-food demand.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
In their best offensive performance of the season against an admittedly tired and overmatched opponent, the Warriors had season highs in points and assists (42) and committed only 13 turnovers.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The 27-year-old has admittedly played on a team in which top-tier talent hasn't been particularly available, but that's sprinkled in a new, and interesting, pattern of self-creation.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Admittedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admittedly. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
-əd-lē
: acknowledged as true
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