Definitions

truly

[troo-lee] / ˈtru li /

ADVERB

really, doubtlessly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely actually definitely exactly genuinely honestly legitimately positively rightly sincerely surely very

WEAK

accurately authentically beyond doubt beyond question confirmedly constantly correctly de facto devotedly factually faithfully firmly honorably in actuality in fact in reality in truth loyally precisely reliably righteously staunchly steadily truthfully unequivocally veraciously veritably with all one's heart with devotion without a doubt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully questionably

WEAK

dubiously indefinite

Example Sentences

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I truly believe now if I had somehow been able to stop, I possibly could have saved their lives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Confirming it truly is the year of the Big IPO, OpenAI disclosed it confidentially filed paperwork to go public.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“If it does, 2026 may well be remembered as the year the U.S. IPO market truly reopened.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Of course, in the atomic age, wars between imperial great powers, as in World War I and World War II, are no longer truly conceivable.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s very easy to fall in love with a baby skunk, but it’s difficult to truly be a good caretaker to a skunk.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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