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

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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 WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "literally":

   verbatim, textually, virtually

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1. Dave Krepcho:

   My concern is that we will see food and funding dwindle, the level of service would diminish considerably. That means tens of thousands of people in our community will literally not have food to eat.

2. Joe Biden:

   We're going to build a … future here in the United States of America with American workers, with American companies, with American-made products. And after years of some of the biggest corporations in the United States paying zero in federal income tax, they'll now have to begin to literally pay their fair share today.

3. Tony Frazier:

   We feel this is a multibillion-dollar opportunity, we're going to literally produce the entire globe at unmatched accuracy.

4. Jemma Falkenmire:

   In Australia, up until about 1967, there were literally thousands of babies dying each year. Doctors didn’t know why, and it was awful, women were having numerous miscarriages, and babies were being born with brain damage.

5. Joseph Madalon:

   He was totally broiled, his skin had fallen off his body. There were huge chunks of skin on the sauna floor. He literally looked like jerky.