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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"When it's really bad weather, I'm ringing around trying to see who's definitely playing, scouting around to see which non-league clubs play on an artificial pitch," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"That audience seems to really care it the music is made by the actual humans they are going to see," Hayes Kurtz said.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“It’s mostly the sudden noise and shaking that really bothers you,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Kendra reportedly asked Joseph to pray for her because she had been “really, really fatigued” after she moved all of their possessions over the two days that followed his arrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

I certainly did not want Mutti to have any idea how I really felt about Peter.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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