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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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