really

[ree-uh-lee, ree-lee] / ˈri ə li, ˈri li /

ADVERB

without a doubt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely actually certainly easily genuinely honestly indeed legitimately literally surely truly undoubtedly unquestionably well

WEAK

admittedly as a matter of fact assuredly authentically beyond doubt categorically de facto for real in actuality in effect in fact in point of fact in reality indubitably no ifs ands or buts nothing else but of course positively precisely unmistakably verily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously indefinite questionably

Example Sentences

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"I don't see this really affecting that meeting," he added.

From BBC

"One of the players said to Charlie it was like playing for your country, you played for your street but you were amongst friends and it was really community based," he said.

From BBC

"This find was so sudden and amazing, it was really emotional for our team," Sereno said.

From Science Daily

He has so many specific thoughts on all of this that that really helped inform what my approach was going to be.

From Los Angeles Times

All of the current Lakers realized that playing against the Boston Celtics on national television really was more than just one of 82 games on the schedule.

From Los Angeles Times

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