Plainly
Plainly adverb - In an honest and direct manner.
Usage example: you'll have to tell your relatives very plainly that you don't like perfume, or they'll keep giving it to you
Point-blank is a synonym for plainly. In some cases you can use "Point-blank" instead the word "Plainly" as an adverb or an adjective.
Point-blank
Point-blank adverb - In a direct and unequivocal manner.
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Synonyms for Point-blank
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- just and plainly
- just and point-blank
- straight and plainly
- straight and point-blank
- precisely and plainly
- precisely and point-blank
- directly and plainly
- directly and point-blank
- plain and plainly
- plain and point-blank
- outright and plainly
- outright and point-blank
- positively and plainly
- positively and point-blank
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Point-blank and Plainly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plainly/point-blank
Plainly & Point-blank. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plainly/point-blank>.
Point-blank or Plainly. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plainly/point-blank.