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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“Now we want to be really active when we go overseas.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

As Joshua Coleman, author of “Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict,” suggests, it’s important to explore what’s really driving their concerns.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Matt Harrison, operations manager for the centre, said: "It's a really good cause."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“We do not really want a religion that is right when we are right,” he wrote in describing his movement to the church.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Did you really write that song for my cousin Hannah?

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

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