not actually

ADVERB

virtually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely something like upwards of

Example Sentences

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"Why is it that we have not actually done a lot of work on this virus?" he asks.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Cao suspected that these seemingly unrelated mutations might not actually act independently.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

I’m autistic, and a lot of what’s happening when we are moving is not actually about wanting to take up more space.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

But a deeper look shows that young men are not actually going to church more than young women.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Normally she would have noticed that Chess had barely eaten two bites and that Finn had licked all the syrup off his second piece of French toast but not actually bitten into it.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

not actually

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