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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"But it's really fantastic for the secret traitor," she added, "having the time of their lives."

From BBC

"When he came home, he was really in shock."

From Barron's

“She really treated music like it was just as important as the Lakers and the Kings in the building,” Azoff said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"So we get a really pristine spectrum. And we can better study this system in more detail than normal exoplanets."

From Science Daily

A gift, really, to begin the year with.

From Salon