admittedly

English

Etymology

admitted +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

admittedly (comparative more admittedly, superlative most admittedly)

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

Synonyms

granted

Related terms

Translations

by admission

Czech: nepochybně (cs)
French: certes (fr)
German: zugegebenermaßen (de)
Greek: ομολογουμένως (el) (omologouménos)

Portuguese: admitidamente
Russian: по о́бщему призна́нию (po óbščemu priznániju)
Spanish: la verdad es que, lo cierto es que, es cierto que

Further reading

admittedly in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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