Really definition
Really is an adverb meaning "in accordance with truth or fact or reality." It has 4 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- How common
- Everyday word
Really as an adverb
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
"they don't really listen to us"
Same sense: truly, genuinely
in actual fact
Same sense: actually
in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
"really, you shouldn't have done it"
Same sense: in truth, truly
used to give emphasis
"a really enjoyable evening"
Same sense: very, real, rattling
Synonyms and antonyms
- truly
- genuinely
- actually definition
- in truth
- very
- real definition
- rattling
How to say really
Really has 2 syllables and rhymes with silly. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with really
- silly
- billy
- chile
- lily
- chili
- willy
- chilly
- billie
- hilly
- filly
- involuntarily
- rockabilly
REALLY in word games
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Anagrams
- 1
Is REALLY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check REALLY in the word checker, or unscramble REALLY to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.
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