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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“I really wanted him to finish that last one,” Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times

"They were called mudskippers and they were really hard to catch."

From BBC

"I did a really good job just holding serve, getting through a lot of those games," said Fritz, who never faced a break point.

From Barron's

Since then, "costs have risen far faster than incomes, and artists are really feeling the squeeze," he told AFP.

From Barron's

“We’ve seen really strong, surprisingly strong growth in retail investing in recent years among people who may otherwise be first-time home buyers,” said George Eckerd, the research director for wealth and markets at the institute.

From The Wall Street Journal

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