Definitions

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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To convince them that we “really are human.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“The amount of money that has been committed to this AI infrastructure is really fueling the big multiple that we have in valuations on the market right now,” he said.

From MarketWatch

But the demoralization really comes when you pause for a beat and realize that, behind every single #RaptureTok video, there’s an unspoken yearning for relief.

From Salon

And given AI can now copy anybody’s voice in minutes, gather the family together and decide on a secret code word to use, to verify emergency calls are really coming who they say they are.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yes, he played a poor shot on Sunday but he made a really nice 60 in the second innings, having struggled so badly beforehand.

From BBC

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