Synonyms for actually
ˈæk tʃu ə liac·tu·al·ly

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1. actuallyadverb

   Synonyms:
   truthfully, in reality, really, literally

2. actuallyadverb

   In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

   Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.

   Synonyms:
   in reality, really, literally, truthfully

3. actuallyadverb

   actively

   Neither actually nor passively. Fuller.

   Synonyms:
   really, truthfully, literally, in reality

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1. actually

   Synonyms:
   verity, truly, decidedly, assuredly, positively

   Antonyms:
   potentially, hypothetically, theoretically

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1. actually, reallyadverb

   in actual fact

   "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"

   Synonyms:
   in truth, truly, genuinely, real, really, in reality, very, rattling

2. actually, in realityadverb

   used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly

   "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"

   Synonyms:
   really, in reality

3. actuallyadverb

   at the present moment

   "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"

   Synonyms:
   really, in reality

4. actuallyadverb

   as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis

   "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"

   Synonyms:
   really, in reality

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1. actuallyadjective

   Synonyms:
   really, truly, absolutely, positively, verily, indeed, in fact, in reality, as a matter of fact, in truth

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1. List of paraphrases for "actually":

   really, indeed, truly, genuinely, effectively, real, already, basically, even, virtually

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1. Mary Dale Peterson:

   So you can imagine, one patient who has one requirement, another patient has the opposite requirement, so you actually may do a disservice -- you will do disservice to both patients.

2. Paul Niedzwiecki:

   Several years ago, there was a concern that it might have a negative impact on tourism, but we’ve been working to educate people about sharks and what we’ve actually seen is no negative impact.

3. Joe Rixey:

   Anything that is in foreign policy review is actually part of the deliberate conversation, when we get stalled there, the system is not broken, but actually acting as intended. We’re having a debate about foreign policy.

4. Tom Kupfer:

   Those images look to me like they would be perceived as cues to infectious disease or parasites, i wouldn't be surprised if this is actually a disorder based on disgust and disease avoidance.

5. Francois Miquet-Marty:

   What's new is that Nicolas Sarkozy has managed to shift the lines, to get people to think he could actually win.