Antonyms for really
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : ree-uh-lee, ree-lee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈri ə li, ˈri li |
Definition of really
Origin :- c.1400, originally in reference to the presence of Christ in the Eucharist, from real (adj.) + -ly (2). Sense of "actually" is from early 15c. Purely emphatic use dates from c.1600; interrogative use (oh, really?) is first recorded 1815.
- adv without a doubt
- But, to relieve your mind, nothing at all has really happened.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Really it's been interesting, the jolliest time of my life, and it's got me all unsettled.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- And really they're the most unemotional and matter-of-fact couple I ever saw.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Could his eyes deceive him, or was this really the man whom he had so grossly injured?
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- They're really one and a half sizes too small, and almost kill me.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- How could he justify himself to her when he did not really know himself?
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- He really grew quite tender and devout over these meditations.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Or is there really no sin but in thought, and are our sleeping thoughts incapable of sin?
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- To those, however, who really love the Union may I not speak?
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- And each of us, in the span of time, has really only a moment among our companions.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Synonyms for really
- absolutely
- actually
- admittedly
- as a matter of fact
- assuredly
- authentically
- beyond doubt
- categorically
- certainly
- de facto
- easily
- for real
- genuinely
- honestly
- in actuality
- in effect
- in fact
- in point of fact
- in reality
- indeed
- indubitably
- legitimately
- literally
- no ifs ands or buts
- nothing else but
- of course
- positively
- precisely
- surely
- truly
- undoubtedly
- unmistakably
- unquestionably
- verily
- well
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