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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And of course at the heart of it was powerful renditions of a host of her hits, including Stay For Something, When A Good Man Cries and I Don't Really Care For You.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Really, we all did: We’d heard the evidence, followed the president’s thinking, chosen to trust his judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

In his book “Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter,” Mukunda showed that “most of the CEOs who try to radically transform a company will fail.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Really, I’m not sure Soderbergh even has an opinion on their clash.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“Too bad—your voyage for nothing. An expensive mistake. If you’d sailed with a cargo, you could sell that. But—you sailed in ballast, didn’t you? Nothing but specie. And now—nothing to buy. Really too bad.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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