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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Then there are the people whose opinions of you really matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“I had a really good relationship with Artemi in New York,” Laviolette said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Families of those who died, meanwhile, want to know what really happened to their loved ones.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“They’ve worked really hard! BIG comeback for CITI!!!”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She can’t really hear God’s voice booming through the trees, but she pretends she does, because she’s imagining that she is Joan of Arc.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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