CANDIDLY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

candidly

adverb

Definition of candidly

as in openly

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Recent Examples of candidly The official asked not to be named in order to speak candidly. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Rodgers, on the other hand, has spent years doing the opposite – speaking candidly and often, in settings built for exactly that kind of rapport-building. — John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 The comedian and actor spoke candidly about his health scare in a 2024 Netflix comedy special, What Had Happened Was. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026 In October, Parton spoke candidly in a video message released after her sister publicly raised concerns, asking fans to pray for the singer. — Paris Close, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 In a new video from CGTN that spoke to the city's residents, centenarians speak candidly about their lives. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 Players in the poll were granted anonymity to speak candidly about sensitive topics. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 In a new cover story interview with Esquire UK, the British-American actor, 43, spoke candidly about the legacy of his mother Lynn, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2019. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Even when teams share a clear purpose and understand their roles, conversations can still fall short if people don’t feel comfortable speaking candidly. — Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026

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With it, Kim was able to adjust for the different camera angles and use openly available videos on Baseball Savant to identify the glove as a target and figure out miss distances.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Bartiromo drew attention for taking a more openly conservative turn in her reporting at Fox after leaving CNBC, where her work had been largely apolitical.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of openly

Adverb

Bugs Bunny being in the real world is frankly not as baffling as Michael Jordan’s detour into minor-league baseball.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
My job is to give people joy and entertain them and take them away from, frankly, at the moment, some of the misery of life, where they can get lost in the live gig for two hours.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of frankly

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Foley has been the one board member who has forthrightly stood up for oversight and accountability on every key issue.

— 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

Definition of forthrightly

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The Eagles were, however, baldly ambitious from the start, a band that formed with the express mission of writing hits, getting famous, getting laid, getting rich.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
Their cute, elderly golden retriever, Cassie, is used for such baldly emotionally manipulative ends.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of baldly

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Not the layoffs, the mergers, the rampant unemployment, and the fear that comes with it — all of that and more unreservedly sucks.

— Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
At once pugnaciously combative and unreservedly sentimental, Landon chose to take the series out with a commentary on class revolt.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of unreservedly

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While the use of AI in the filmmaking process remains a delicate topic in Hollywood, Wall Street has a more straightforwardly Darwinian view.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
In her final Facebook post, Josée straightforwardly leaves a link to the time and place of her funeral.

— Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of straightforwardly

Adverb

The Cost Of Overthinking The answers models generate are plainly visible to all.

— Don Schuerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Specifically, the meeting minutes reveal that when asked to assess the appropriate interest rate level by the end of this year, Fed officials were plainly split into two camps.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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