Meanings
comparative more admittedly · superlative most admittedly
- As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
Admittedly, vandalism is a bit of a problem.
2 more examples
She was admittedly the one who killed the baron.
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 AmericanSynonyms: admittably, admissibly, granted, concedably
- conjunctiveSignals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.
It's only a theory, admittedly, but it might work.
1 more example
Admittedly he can't swim, but he still loves going to the seaside anyway.
Synonyms: admittably, admissibly, granted, concedably
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAs is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
adverbSignals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbas acknowledged
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishadmitted
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishadmittedly
Translations
Czech nepochybně
- nepochybněby admission
Dutch weliswaar
- weliswaarconsession followed by counterpoint
French certes
- certesby admission
German zugegebenermaßen, zwar
- zugegebenermaßenby admission
- zwarconsession followed by counterpoint
Greek ομολογουμένως
- ομολογουμένως (omologouménos)by admission
Hungarian kétségkívül, kétségtelenül
- kétségkívülby admission
- kétségtelenülby admission
- kétségtelenby admission
- nem vitásby admission
- el kell ismerniby admission
- be kell vallaniby admission
- ugyanconsession followed by counterpoint
Icelandic að vísu
- að vísuconsession followed by counterpoint
Italian dichiaratamente, innegabilmente
- dichiaratamenteby admission
- innegabilmenteby admission
Polish co prawda
- co prawdaby admission
Portuguese admitidamente
- admitidamenteby admission
Russian по о́бщему призна́нию
- по о́бщему призна́нию (po óbščemu priznániju)by admission
Spanish la verdad es que, lo cierto es que
- la verdad es queby admission
- lo cierto es queby admission
- es cierto queby admission
- hay que admitir queby admission
- admitidamenteby admission
Swedish visserligen
- visserligenconsession followed by counterpoint
Ukrainian щопра́вда
- щопра́вда (ščoprávda)by admission
Cite this entry
admittedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admittedly
“admittedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admittedly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “admittedly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admittedly.
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