Definitions

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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"She's afraid to go back to work because she doesn't know how she'll feel seeing people…she's just really frightened."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Space stocks are only part of the story; after all, SpaceX isn’t really a space company, it’s a wireless telecom and artificial intelligence External link company with rockets.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, but it’s really starting to feel like their year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And so it’s really the idea of trying to be that guy, which on some level, we’re all trying to be this kind of preferred version of ourselves, right?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

She can’t really hear God’s voice booming through the trees, but she pretends she does, because she’s imagining that she is Joan of Arc.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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