confessedly
As openly acknowledged
Confessedly means by one's own admission or acknowledgment: He was confessedly inexperienced in foreign policy.
The word signals that what follows is something the subject openly admits, often something unflattering or potentially disadvantageous.
It functions like "admittedly" but emphasizes the act of confession rather than mere concession.
By one's own acknowledgment
- avowedlyBy open declaration
- concededlyBy acknowledged admission
- professedlyBy one's own declaration
- declaredlyBy open acknowledgment
reportedly · supposedly · allegedly · reputedly · purportedly · ostensibly
Without concealment or evasion
- franklyWithout concealment or evasion
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- openlyWithout hiding anything
- sincerelyWith genuine feeling
truthfully · forthrightly · directly · bluntly · plainly · straightforwardly · unreservedly · transparently
Beyond any reasonable doubt
- unquestionablyBeyond any dispute
- indubitablyBeyond any doubt
- incontestablyBeyond all argument
- unarguablyIn an incontestable manner
certainly · indeed · truly · obviously · clearly · evidently · manifestly · patently
admittedly
By one's own acknowledgment
- avowedlyBy open declaration
- concededlyBy acknowledged admission
- professedlyBy one's own declaration
declaredly · reportedly · supposedly · allegedly · reputedly · purportedly · ostensibly
candidly
Without concealment or evasion
sincerely · truthfully · forthrightly · directly · bluntly · plainly · straightforwardly · unreservedly · transparently · guilelessly
undeniably
Beyond any reasonable doubt
- unquestionablyBeyond any dispute
- indubitablyBeyond any doubt
- incontestablyBeyond all argument
unarguably · certainly · indeed · truly · obviously · clearly · evidently · manifestly · patently · plainly
confessedlysecretly
Without others' knowledge
covertly · deniably · privately · surreptitiously · clandestinely
confessedlyallegedly
Claimed but unverified
reportedly · supposedly · purportedly · reputedly · seemingly