admittedlyadverb
uk/ədˈmɪt.ɪd.li/us/ədˈmɪt̬.ɪd.li/B2 used when you are agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly:
Admittedly, I could have tried harder but I still don't think all this criticism is fair.
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- Admittedly, the ball was close to the line, but I'm sure it wasn't out.
- She is very clever, admittedly, but do you think she has the right personality for the job?
- Well, admittedly, I am no expert on art, but I think that is awful!
- Admittedly, there is a serious problem that must be dealt with here.
- They had a couple of lucky goals but our team were not playing well, admittedly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Admitting & confessing
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- admit
- avow
- back down
- climb
- come clean idiom
- concessionary
- eat
- eat your words idiom
- hand
- I stand corrected idiom
- make a clean breast of it idiom
- own up
- retract
- say
- self-confessed
- swallow
- swallow your words idiom
- take sth back
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