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. Akshay Vaishnaw:

   We think payers will like it because they don't mind paying for medicines if patients will actually take it.

2. Garcia Bernal:

   There's something very unique about this story that highlights the act of love that actually made them do this, and the people they left behind support them.

3. Sarah Doll:

   We also need the polluters, those who actually caused the harm, to help pay for the cleanup.

4. Tami Reiss:

   We've found people that have started using it actually get a lot more mindful around the use of these words, that makes us happy.

5. Zayaan Hussain:

   While I was on the phone, Zayaan was violently sick everywhere and when the paramedics arrived his oxygen levels were really low, it actually got worse as we got to the hospital. There were talks of him having to be resuscitated.