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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“It’s just a really tragic loss. My hands bled to make these things.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re saying we really want you to do that, even if you are there and there’s not a disturbance that breaks out, if you’re there on the scene,” Bass said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I would never let my children play, and that's a really sad thing."

From BBC

"Sometimes it comes naturally, it flows and everything clicks. You look really dangerous and there's a spark. Sometimes it's a little bit stodgy."

From BBC

"Ross stayed awake one night listening to the 'ping ping ping' of the smaller stones coming down but the bigger ones - you really hear them thud," she said.

From BBC

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