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bluntly

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /
ADVERB
flat out
Synonyms
WEAK
all out at full speed at full throttle directly full-bore openly peak performance wide open
ADVERB
frankly
Synonyms
STRONG
candidly
WEAK
dead level directly forthrightly freely from the hip in truth laid on the line level on the level on the line openly plainly straight straight-out straightforwardly without reserve
Antonyms
WEAK
deviously dishonestly insincerely secretively
ADVERB
obtrusively
Synonyms
WEAK
clearly crassly
ADVERB
rudely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crudely harshly
STRONG
discourteously
WEAK
barbarously boorishly brazenly coarsely contemptuously crassly curtly disrespectfully imprudently indecently indecorously insolently loudly roughly sassily sharply snootily tactlessly unabashedly uncivilly uncouthly ungraciously vulgarly
Antonyms
WEAK
civilly courteously politely suavely

Example Sentences

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James Bullard, a former St. Louis Fed president, put it more bluntly: Adoption won’t happen “as fast as Silicon Valley would like it. Those guys are hyping their IPOs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

When asked about the implications of AI, Hammack said bluntly that it still isn’t clear how this technology will play out in the real economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Dale Vince, owner of the electricity firm Ecotricity, puts it bluntly.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Dorinda Medley has described the unspoken rule bluntly: you had to get there early, because once the salmon disappeared, what remained was… less compelling.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Put bluntly, Lawrence’s poorly focused beam was coating the cyclotron’s interior surfaces with deutons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik