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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I believe that we are on the right path, and that is really hard for me to be able to prove.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Space stocks are only part of the story; after all, SpaceX isn’t really a space company, it’s a wireless telecom and artificial intelligence External link company with rockets.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“That’s just been really cool to see that spoken through all the women and through all of the companies that are here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And yet it was really actually important to us that we tried to defy genre and defy categorization in that way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“I’ve been calling out your name for three minutes! I thought you were ignoring me. I’m sorry I called your aunt, but I wasn’t really sure what to do.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

really

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