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

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“The bottom line is that there is really no alternative — particularly for infant care,” Gandhi said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

"They're filming continually and I don't have any control over how they cut me, so really you're just getting the real me."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

It’s really no surprise that his first film in 10 years would arrive with its thematic commentary just as legible.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

“This is life-changing for young people who have worked really, really hard to get where they are,” said Tom Mars, Chambliss’s attorney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

“And even after I did get in, I would have nightmares where it was all a big mistake, and I didn’t really make it in.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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