Antonyms 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

How to use frankly in a sentence?

1. David Andrew Weinberg:

   Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said at the beginning of the campaign that the goal was to create a unitary, stable Yemen … frankly, if that is his goal, he’s guaranteed failure.

2. Chief Williams:

   Frankly, it's a ridiculous notion.

3. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

4. Neal Katyal:

   Frankly, I’m not sureI’ve ever come across a theory inthis court that would invalidate more state constitutionalclauses as being federally unconstitutional – hundreds of them, from the founding to today.

5. Alka Pradhan:

   I think it's extraordinarily disappointing that [ Biden ] has not suspended these military commissions, scrapped them frankly and taken further steps to close Guantanamo Bay, the fact that they haven't even made progress on cleared men aside from one individual case doesn't give me a whole lot of hope.

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