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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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“Momentum in sports is critical and the past few weeks have been really cool for me,” Sargent said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

“Claude means we can now synthesize a 900-page electronic health record and get the signal. And that allows us to expand the number of diseases to, really, every single disease.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

But he admits: "There are so many trucks dumping clothes it's really hard to keep on top of it! We don't have the resources."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The truth of “SNL” is that there’s no way to really know for sure if it will play with an audience until the sketch gets in front of one.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

It was astonishing, really, the quality of life she was able to lead in that crippled body, and watching her during the three years of her paralysis, I made another discovery about love.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom