Admittedly
adverb
Used when you agree that something is true, although you wish it was not true.
Admittedly, I could have handled the situation better.
Often appears as...
- admittedly
- i must say
adverb
Used when you are making a statement but want to weaken its effect.
The project, admittedly, has not followed the initial plan.
Often appears as...
- admittedly
- the project
adverb
Used when you agree that something is true, although you wish it was not true.
Admittedly, I could have handled the situation better.
Often appears as...
- admittedly
- i must say
adverb
Used when you are making a statement but want to weaken its effect.
The project, admittedly, has not followed the initial plan.
Often appears as...
- admittedly
- the project
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Reluctant Concession
Shows you're agreeing with something you wish were different.
Admittedly, the other team played better than we did.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Reflection
Use to acknowledge a personal fault or error in a humble way.
Admittedly, I should have been more patient with her.
Pro Tip 3/3Softens Criticism
Precedes a critique, softening its impact by showing self-awareness.
Admittedly, our approach wasn't perfect, but it worked.
Pro Tip 1/3Reluctant Concession
Shows you're agreeing with something you wish were different.
Admittedly, the other team played better than we did.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Reflection
Use to acknowledge a personal fault or error in a humble way.
Admittedly, I should have been more patient with her.
Pro Tip 3/3Softens Criticism
Precedes a critique, softening its impact by showing self-awareness.
Admittedly, our approach wasn't perfect, but it worked.
Pro Tip 1/3Reluctant Concession
Shows you're agreeing with something you wish were different.
Admittedly, the other team played better than we did.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Reflection
Use to acknowledge a personal fault or error in a humble way.
Admittedly, I should have been more patient with her.
Pro Tip 3/3Softens Criticism
Precedes a critique, softening its impact by showing self-awareness.
Admittedly, our approach wasn't perfect, but it worked.
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The lies we tell about...
thousands of them have wanted to watch that movie know why I want to go back to the admittedly trivial example of the lies that I told about myself the fact is they worked I got on perfectly well with people who may otherwise have been hostile to me and so it is with the nation families of the killers and
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Strange answers to the...
too many short marital relationships he's only ever been married twice admittedly his first wife cited in her divorce papers but he once threatened her with a knife and said he always wanted what human flesh tasted like but people say stupid things to each other in bad marriages in the heat of an
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3 kinds of bias that...
This is fascinating to me. But admittedly, I'm a weather geek. But more importantly, it illustrates that we have the technology to not only observe the weather and climate system, but predict it. There's scientific understanding, so there's no need for some of those perceptions and biases
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Cesar Kuriyama: One...
They're not even enjoying the show. They're watching the concert through their cell phone. I hate that. I admittedly used to be that guy a little bit, back in the day, and I've decided that the best way for me to still capture and keep a visual memory of my life
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Siddharthan Chandran:...
And this observation is important for two reasons. The first is it challenges one of the orthodoxies that we learnt at medical school, or at least I did, admittedly last century, which is that the brain doesn't repair itself, unlike, say, the bone or the liver.
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You owe it to yourself...
as many people as possible, in the shadow of the moon? Just maybe, this shared experience of awe would help heal our divisions, get us to treat each other just a bit more humanely. Now, admittedly, some folks consider my evangelizing a little out there;
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Niall Ferguson: The 6...
Not a big divergence in terms of uniform design for border guards admittedly, but in almost every other respect, it's a huge divergence. Which leads me to think that neither geography nor national character, popular explanations for this kind of thing,
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Aggro Mantis Shrimp PIPE...
club walking tall the shrimp year's little guy packs the fastest punch on the planet a defensive about my weird eyes admittedly only the weight of a candy bar he lives in a world with mega predators the mantis shrimp they pack a
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Peter Attia: What if...
I did it simply by restricting those things, which admittedly suggests I have a bias based on my personal experience. But that doesn't mean my bias is wrong, and most important, all of this can be tested scientifically.
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How to motivate people...
we notify a team of supporters and that team will call and text them to try to get them back on the wagon. No excuses. Our approach, which, admittedly, uses all sorts of behavioral techniques,
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The lies we tell about...
thousands of them have wanted to watch that movie know why I want to go back to the admittedly trivial example of the lies that I told about myself the fact is they worked I got on perfectly well with people who may otherwise have been hostile to me and so it is with the nation families of the killers and
Video examples
Strange answers to the...
too many short marital relationships he's only ever been married twice admittedly his first wife cited in her divorce papers but he once threatened her with a knife and said he always wanted what human flesh tasted like but people say stupid things to each other in bad marriages in the heat of an
Video examples
3 kinds of bias that...
This is fascinating to me. But admittedly, I'm a weather geek. But more importantly, it illustrates that we have the technology to not only observe the weather and climate system, but predict it. There's scientific understanding, so there's no need for some of those perceptions and biases
Video examples
Cesar Kuriyama: One...
They're not even enjoying the show. They're watching the concert through their cell phone. I hate that. I admittedly used to be that guy a little bit, back in the day, and I've decided that the best way for me to still capture and keep a visual memory of my life
Video examples
Siddharthan Chandran:...
And this observation is important for two reasons. The first is it challenges one of the orthodoxies that we learnt at medical school, or at least I did, admittedly last century, which is that the brain doesn't repair itself, unlike, say, the bone or the liver.
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You owe it to yourself...
as many people as possible, in the shadow of the moon? Just maybe, this shared experience of awe would help heal our divisions, get us to treat each other just a bit more humanely. Now, admittedly, some folks consider my evangelizing a little out there;
Video examples
Niall Ferguson: The 6...
Not a big divergence in terms of uniform design for border guards admittedly, but in almost every other respect, it's a huge divergence. Which leads me to think that neither geography nor national character, popular explanations for this kind of thing,
Video examples
Aggro Mantis Shrimp PIPE...
club walking tall the shrimp year's little guy packs the fastest punch on the planet a defensive about my weird eyes admittedly only the weight of a candy bar he lives in a world with mega predators the mantis shrimp they pack a
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Peter Attia: What if...
I did it simply by restricting those things, which admittedly suggests I have a bias based on my personal experience. But that doesn't mean my bias is wrong, and most important, all of this can be tested scientifically.
Video examples
How to motivate people...
we notify a team of supporters and that team will call and text them to try to get them back on the wagon. No excuses. Our approach, which, admittedly, uses all sorts of behavioral techniques,
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Niccolo Machiavelli
Italian Writer
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
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Steven Levitan
American Director
What about the accusation that Hollywood is trying to advance its liberal agenda? Well, the fact is, while the creative community admittedly leans left, Hollywood has become a corporate town.
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Paul DePodesta
American Businessman
Admittedly, there will be an awful lot for me to learn, but I want nothing more than to help bring consistent, championship caliber football back to Cleveland.
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Henry Miller
American Author
One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.
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Andrew Vachss
American Author
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
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Eric Maskin
American Economist
Economic forecasting has actually got pretty good over the years, though admittedly, we don't always get it right.
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Isabel Yosito
American Artist
Oui, dans mon rêve, j'étais un crayon, mais admittedly, I'd more suitably be characterized as a plump carrot.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Raw fish suppers admittedly require a little planning, not least in the acquisition of the main ingredient.
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Jennifer Aniston
American Actress
I'm a bit of a clothes hoarder, admittedly.
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Kate Spade
American Designer
I'm admittedly not that into the Internet.
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Niccolo Machiavelli
Italian Writer
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
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Steven Levitan
American Director
What about the accusation that Hollywood is trying to advance its liberal agenda? Well, the fact is, while the creative community admittedly leans left, Hollywood has become a corporate town.
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Paul DePodesta
American Businessman
Admittedly, there will be an awful lot for me to learn, but I want nothing more than to help bring consistent, championship caliber football back to Cleveland.
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Henry Miller
American Author
One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.
Quote examples
Andrew Vachss
American Author
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
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Eric Maskin
American Economist
Economic forecasting has actually got pretty good over the years, though admittedly, we don't always get it right.
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Isabel Yosito
American Artist
Oui, dans mon rêve, j'étais un crayon, mais admittedly, I'd more suitably be characterized as a plump carrot.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Raw fish suppers admittedly require a little planning, not least in the acquisition of the main ingredient.
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Jennifer Aniston
American Actress
I'm a bit of a clothes hoarder, admittedly.
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Kate Spade
American Designer
I'm admittedly not that into the Internet.
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