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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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“So the game’s in a really, really good place,” Auriemma said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

According to Prakash there are a few key moments when Bombay really changed - in the 1830s and 40s, when reclamations and bunds joined the seven separate islets into a single island city.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

So … what is the economy really like right now?

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's really fun to be floating around" in zero gravity, he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I really know her, and she’s never late.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.