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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But it was the free passes that really hurt him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

“As long as you’re somebody’s favorite artist, the touring market is really good,” said Nathan Hubbard, chief executive of music management firm Firebird Music Holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

"We feel really confident that this is going to be a success," Hudson tells the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

But given how drastically the stock market has transformed in the last three years, it is worth asking whether “Mag Seven” really means anything these days.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

She can’t really hear God’s voice booming through the trees, but she pretends she does, because she’s imagining that she is Joan of Arc.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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