admittedly

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admittedly

adverb more admittedly · most admittedly

  1. As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly. Admittedly, vandalism is a bit of a problem.

    Similar: admittably, admissibly, granted, concedably

  2. conjunctive Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but. It's only a theory, admittedly, but it might work.

    Similar: admittably, admissibly, granted, concedably

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Closest in meaning: avowedly, confessedly, true, yes, arguably, allegedly, sure, really, certainly, indeed, actually, truly, supposedly, evidently, frankly, clearly

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adv by admission

Españolla verdad es que, lo cierto es que, es cierto que, hay que admitir que, admitidamente
Portuguêsadmitidamente
Françaiscertes
Deutschzugegebenermaßen
Italianodichiaratamente, innegabilmente
Ελληνικάομολογουμένως omologouménos
Русскийпо о́бщему призна́нию po óbščemu priznániju

adv consession followed by counterpoint

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@misc{admittedly_2026,
  title = {admittedly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/admittedly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}