Synonyms for Plainly
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1. obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plainadverb

   unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

   "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"

   Synonyms:
   plain, ostensibly, manifestly, plainly, patently, simply, seemingly, on the face of it, evidently, apparently, obviously

2. plainly, simplyadverb

   in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

   "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"

   Synonyms:
   just, plain, but, manifestly, simply, patently, plainly, evidently, apparently, obviously, only, merely

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1. List of paraphrases for "plainly":

   clearly, bluntly, simply, frankly, openly, clear

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1. Ron Johnson:

   OPM says it has undertaken an aggressive effort to update its cybersecurity posture, plainly, it must do a better job, especially given the sensitive nature of the information it holds.

2. Paul Coulibaly:

   The link between food security and political security is plainly obvious.

3. Jesse M. Furman:

   ‘specter’ of something purely hypothetical plainly does not warrant an adjournment.

4. William Shakespeare:

   An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told.

5. Tony Abbott:

   Plainly there are questions to be asked when someone with such a history of infatuation with extremism, violent crime and mental instability should be in possession of a gun license, we have very tough gun laws and I guess we can be pleased that he didn't have a more potent weapon at his disposal. But why did he have a gun license in the first place?