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

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So here at Amicus, we’re not really in the mood for a razzle-dazzle “curtain raiser.”

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

He said he had learned about a Benedictine Priory site "which is very interesting" and discovered there had been "a really remarkably large industry in harvesting seaweed".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Dodgers could trade a few bad days from Ohtani for that one really good day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader, responded by calling Seoul "really despicable" on Friday and once again denied Pyongyang was behind the blasts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

So maybe it really starts with the frybread stand.

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

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