Synonyms for bluntly
blunt·ly

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1. bluntlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   plainly, coarsely, abruptly

2. bluntlyadverb

   In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

   Synonyms:
   coarsely, plainly, abruptly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundlyadverb

   in a blunt direct manner

   "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"

   Synonyms:
   brusquely, flat out, bluffly, like blue murder, roundly

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1. List of paraphrases for "bluntly":

   plainly, frankly, openly, brutally, crudely

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1. Quentin Crisp:

   Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

2. Michael Medler:

   To put it bluntly, the last century of fire policies have left our forests explosive.

3. Jim Small:

   He’s got an uphill climb to be competitive in this race, just to put it bluntly, he’s an unknown running as a Republican in that district.

4. Houston Astros:

   My doctor put it very bluntly, if you want to go out in a blaze of glory and maybe blow yourself out, by all means go pitch in the World Series. But if you want to pitch a few more years like you’ve told me you want to, then you’d be an idiot to do that.

5. Amy Martin:

   It looked like if I were to take the kitchen scissors and just pull it out and bluntly over and over cut, because you know it was just very choppy like Jim Carrey on Dumb and Dumber but rounder and a little bit shorter. Thats exactly what it looked like.