admittedly

adverb

əd-ˈmi-təd-lē How to pronounce admittedly (audio)
Definition of admittedlynext
Enter your own sentence containing admittedly , and get words to replace it.
loading
as in frankly
to tell the truth admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of admittedly Charlamagne believed there was more to the story and, admittedly, the timing of all of this is very interesting. — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Kate Hudson admittedly regrets passing up on the opportunity to pick up 10 (or 15) skirts from Calvin Klein for Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. — EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025 But despite its clinical origins, the brand has since become known to embody all things luxury—admittedly a hard line for a brand to perfect. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025 Soto chose the Mets, which could have been a knock-out blow for an ownership group that in recent years had admittedly been averse to mega contracts. — Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for admittedly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admittedly
  1. frankly
  2. honestly
  3. actually
  4. really
  5. indeed
Adverb
  • Considering how many concerts occur at basketball arenas all over the world, the fact that this happened at all is frankly quite disturbed-ing.
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Ibsen was exploding bourgeois hypocrisy by cramming his plot with taboos, then asserting that the greatest sin was the propriety that kept people from speaking frankly and living freely.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of frankly
Adverb
  • But honestly, that kind of self-confidence is on brand for the intergalactic motorcycle-riding bounty hunter.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Yet the fundamentals of crisis leadership remain consistent: make decisions quickly, communicate honestly, protect people, limit damage and chart a path back to stability.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of honestly
Adverb
  • Lao Cha, a janitor, finds companionship in a stray cat and befriends a woman named Li in a virtual world, only to discover that Li is actually a 10-year-old boy.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
  • For example, the algorithms behind the social media app are usually designed to keep you on the app longer, not to show you things that actually matter to you intellectually.
    — John Werner, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of actually
Adverb
  • But combining data across domains with different standards is really tricky.
    — Bradley Wade Bishop, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Will Congress and the American people really stand by and let this happen?
    — Michael Eric Siegel, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of really
Adverb
  • Police launched an investigation in collaboration with the Waterbury State’s Attorney’s Office and determined that the stepson had indeed been held captive for more than 20 years.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Confirming the fan speculation, reputable sources, including Fightful, have reported that Fenix's AEW contract has indeed been terminated.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of indeed

Browse Nearby Words

admittedly
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Admittedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admittedly. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on admittedly

Nglish: Translation of admittedly for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden

More Words with Remarkable Origins

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments
See More

Popular Features

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
dog-in-disguise
Rhyme Disguise Quiz Pair up words that look different but sound alike.
See All