let's face it
- honestlyIn a truthful manner
- truthAccordance with reality
- realityWhat actually exists
- admitConfess or grant entry
- franklyWithout concealment or evasion
blunt · confession · acknowledge · obvious · undeniable · serious · straight · cards on table · wake up · harsh · brutal · candid · real talk · no sugarcoating · plain · accept · confront · inevitable
certainty vs. uncertainty markers
let's face itwho knows
Expression of uncertainty
maybe · perhaps · arguably · conceivably · supposedly
epistemic stance
let's face itlet's pretend
wishful thinking · head in the sand · turning a blind eye · in denial