admittedly
advEtymology From admitted + -ly.
1
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
- Admittedly, vandalism is a bit of a problem.
- She was admittedly the one who killed the baron.
1 more example
- Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.2024 June 5, Ben Guarino, “Defend Yourself against AI Impostor Scams with a Safe Word”, in Scientific American:
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Conjunctive Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.
- It's only a theory, admittedly, but it might work.
- Admittedly he can't swim, but he still loves going to the seaside anyway.
- Synonyms
- granted
- Related terms
- admit, admissibly