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

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Of all the factors behind tattoos' popularity, authenticity is the one Rees thinks trumps them all – because, he says, it is something we really value culturally.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

"In those years, I really think it was taken to a limit where in the end, the rope broke."

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“To be honest, it wasn’t really a choice, the reality and living conditions in Morocco forced me on this path,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

“You really do. I know in ‘24 we did it a different way, but starting pitching is kind of your backbone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

He’s sizing me up, calculating whether I’m really a threat.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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