What are some opposite words for literally?

Antonyms for literally
ˈlɪt ər ə lilit·er·al·ly

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Wiktionary3.0 / 4 votes

  1. literallyadverb

    used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)

    Synonyms:
    virtually

  2. literallyadverb

    Synonyms:
    really, actually

    Antonyms:
    virtually, metaphorically, figuratively

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. literallyadverb

    in a literal sense

    "literally translated"; "he said so literally"

    Antonyms:
    figuratively

  2. literallyadverb

    (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

    "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War"

    Antonyms:
    figuratively

How to use literally in a sentence?

  1. Bill Clinton:

    As some of you may know, I had a pretty long day yesterday, i finally got to answer questions, something I have been pushing for literally a year and I am just grateful I recovered my voice, which I lost a little bit, but like I said at the start, I wanted to rise above partisanship and and reach for statesmanship.

  2. Matthew Toboroff:

    It continues to blow my mind how literally we just moved so fast from one crisis to the next, cOVID was something that really did captivate us, even imprisoned some people. The entire world was in the same situation.

  3. De Blasio:

    What he is doing is creating an international voice of conscience that I can't think of any previous parallel for, he is reminding us of what's possible. You never see him saying 'Well this would be a good thing to do if only it was practical.' He is literally saying to us we have to reset our assumption and think more deeply and more morally about our actions because our current sense of practicality is digging our graves.

  4. Richard Grenell:

    We've just spent a year where parents across the country and I can tell you parents in California have watched their kids be taught through Zoom school. And what that really meant is parents had a peek into the classroom. They're outraged as to what's being taught, and parents of all stripes are literally trying to say 'how do we upend education. How do we make sure that it's not just government run schools. We have to have school choice.

  5. Chris Foster:

    I literally have a book at the office with Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, we'll just flip the page if that happens.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#6082virtually
#7921literally
#56230figuratively
#64315metaphorically

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