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. Chris Pocock:

   The mainland Chinese learned from their radars where these flights were going, what their targets were, and they began to build sites for the missiles but move them around, so they would build a site here, occupy that site for a while but if they thought the next flight would be going over here, they would move the missiles. It was a cat-and-mouse game, literally a black cat and mouse game between the routines from the flights from Taiwan and those air defense troops of the( Chinese) mainland, working out where the next flight would go.

2. Daniel Siegel:

   We know now the heart isn't just a beating organ pumping blood. It actually has a kind of brain around it, and the intestines too, they're not just digesting food— they actually have all these neurotransmitters. There is literally information giving you a heartfelt sense and a gut feeling.

3. Jussie Smollett:

   I have literally seen him violently awakening from night terrors, following the assault, some of my siblings, as well as Jussie's partner and closest friends have seen similar things.

4. Jan Zakin:

   We woke up in the middle of the night and saw flames, i was in my underwear. There was a car on fire blocking access out. My dog ran away ; I still haven't found her. We left with nothing, just literally with nothing. We're so lucky to be alive.

5. Yet Boykin:

   People are left behind literally as hostages to the Taliban.