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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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“At least in the short-term, these samples really do represent our best opportunity to answer that question about life,” says Wadhwa, who now heads the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Has he really never eaten pizza or curry?

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“It’s going to be really all of the above.”

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

So being able to break that down was really cool for me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

I do not think I understood just how serious the argument had really been, till the next morning.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo