Synonyms for really
ˈri ə li, ˈri lire·al·ly

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1. reallyinterjection

   Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

   He really is a true friend. / Really? What makes you so sure?

   Synonyms:
   in fact, indeed, truly, actually

2. reallyadverb

   Indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity

   But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!

   Synonyms:
   no really, no kidding, you dont say, oh really

3. reallyinterjection

   Indicating affirmation, agreement.

   Synonyms:
   so

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1. really

   Synonyms:
   veritably, truly, indeed, unquestionably

   Antonyms:
   questionably, possibly, perhaps, falsely, untruly, fictitiously

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1. truly, genuinely, reallyadverb

   in accordance with truth or fact or reality

   "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"

   Synonyms:
   truly, very, real, genuinely, rightfully, actually, in truth, unfeignedly, authentically, rattling, sincerely

2. 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, in reality, actually, very, rattling

3. in truth, really, trulyadverb

   in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)

   "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book"

   Synonyms:
   truly, actually, rightfully, real, unfeignedly, sincerely, in truth, very, rattling, genuinely

4. very, really, real, rattlingadverb

   used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal

   "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"

   Synonyms:
   in truth, truly, genuinely, real, actually, very, rattling

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1. reallyadjective

   Synonyms:
   actually, truly, absolutely, positively, certainly, verily, indeed, in fact, in reality, in truth

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1. reallyadverb

   Synonyms:
   actually, truly, indeed, veritably, verily

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1. List of paraphrases for "really":

   truly, actually, genuinely, indeed, real, very, reaily, res, -really, certainly, exactly, sincerely, definitely, honestly, seriously, effectively, absolutely, quite, so, truth, terribly, genuine, awfully

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1. Fadwa Tlaib:

   What is really, really disturbing to me is how some companies treat the city of Detroit as a dumping ground, nobody knew this was going to happen.

2. Peter Anderson:

   I think any kind of international question about how things will fare or relationships with other countries absolutely has an impact, the non-resolution of things can really make the market edgy in terms of volatility.

3. Ken Boyce:

   It's not that the energy density going up makes it more dangerous, it just means that it's that much more important to make sure that safety is really holistically and very effectively managed.

4. Janet Hamilton:

   I think every public health response that I have ever worked, we want a crystal ball. It's just exceedingly hard to get there really early on, even for things that we have understood much better for years, tell me when influenza season is going to end. I can't.

5. Tim Parkinson:

   It was really no burden at all for us.