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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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It’s a question so basic only a five-year-old would ask it, but sometimes five-year-olds ask really good questions: Why do people get so excited about earnings season?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“She’s a really misunderstood human being,” Reynolds says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

You have a really substantial and devoted young trans fan base.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“There are all those cliches in so many movies where the woman takes off her glasses and suddenly everyone’s like, ‘Oh my God, she’s really hot,’” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

And so it was that Clare, who had only moments before been speaking as a great Usher, was suddenly exposed for what he really was—a disgusting undead creature.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman