as in openly
in an honest and direct manner
the police commissioner forthrightly and unhesitatingly admitted his mistake
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Recent Examples of forthrightly
Foley has been the one board member who has forthrightly stood up for oversight and accountability on every key issue.
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The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
Coming off the ice, Malinin forthrightly congratulated the winner, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, as if to communicate that Shaidorov won the prize from his own efforts, not from Malinin’s failure.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
The appeals on stage spoke forthrightly about God, usually in explicitly Christian terms.
—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
This absolute confidentiality helps give penitents the confidence to approach confession forthrightly, without holding back.
—
Timothy Gabrielli,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2025
His exile, rather than marginalizing him, gave him the rare platform from which to speak forthrightly.
—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
Coming off the ice, Malinin forthrightly congratulated the winner, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, as if to communicate that Shaidorov won the prize from his own efforts, not from Malinin’s failure.
—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
The appeals on stage spoke forthrightly about God, usually in explicitly Christian terms.
—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
This absolute confidentiality helps give penitents the confidence to approach confession forthrightly, without holding back.
—
Timothy Gabrielli,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2025
His exile, rather than marginalizing him, gave him the rare platform from which to speak forthrightly.
—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forthrightly
Adverb
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Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
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On top of that, Kelce appeared on the cover of GQ magazine and spoke openly about his and Swift’s relationship for the first time with a major publication.
Adverb
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Here was a government that had explicitly borrowed from Beijing’s developmental playbook and sincerely attempted to imitate it, but failed.
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My favorite depictions of this city know its real history is too cuckoo to capture sincerely; straight reenactments make the production of 35mm masterpieces look as piddly as Shrinky Dinks.
Adverb
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Professionals who communicate honestly, understand emotions, recognize their unique value, and consistently earn trust will thrive.
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Budget honestly for a setup that typically runs $500 to $2,000 before recurring feed and bedding costs.
Adverb
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Now, fresh off one of the most straightforwardly terrible albums of the decade, here comes the Muse Mothership again.
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Perhaps the cleanest rebuke of noisy nativism would be for England to win, and, if Tuchel can take that final step that eluded Southgate, he’ll be immortalized, too—perhaps in a prestige miniseries of his own, and a more straightforwardly triumphal one at that.
Adverb
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The Shape-Shifter Impostor syndrome rarely announces itself plainly.
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Thirteen years later, in a 1973 feature for Backpacker magazine, Saijo put it plainly.
Adverb
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Last week, the president abruptly canceled a housing bill signing ceremony, blocking the legislation from immediately becoming law.
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Once a promising middle-of-the-order threat with the Cubs, Morel's offensive regression intensified in Miami, ending the experiment abruptly.
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