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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Most of his children and his grandchildren live with him, and he does not have the means to return to Europe, where he has "never really felt at home".

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

"The only way Dana could have any involvement in the show is if we let him. And it's not really how I'm feeling at the moment."

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

“That was the only thing I was really offered,” said Childers, who was also eligible for immunotherapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

But in the end, the Lakers didn’t really have a choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

We know so much more about the brain today than the Phrenologists and the Whole Brainers did in 1850, yet we really understand only the rough outlines.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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