Synonyms for really
Another word for really is truly, genuinely or actually. Below are 7 synonyms across 4 senses.
1. adverb: in accordance with truth or fact or reality
- truly synonyms
- genuinely synonyms
2. adverb: in actual fact
- actually
3. adverb: in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
- in truth
- truly synonyms
4. adverb: used to give emphasis
- very synonyms
- real synonyms
- rattling synonyms
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What is another word for really?
You can say truly, genuinely, actually, in truth or very instead of really. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "in accordance with truth or fact or reality".
What is the opposite of really?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for really; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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