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. American Brendan Steele:

   Two over through four (holes) is not the way you're looking to get going but I felt really comfortable with what I was doing and I stuck with it and it paid off.

2. Brigette Perez:

   It's really hard for me and for (my kids) to see me just leave out the door, trying to make ends meet. And then we're on a budget, because we have to go paycheck to paycheck.

3. James Eklund:

   If anybody thought we were going to roll over and say, 'OK, California, you're in a really bad drought, you get to use the water that we were going to use,' they're mistaken.

4. Coral Triangle:

   You really know you're in a different part of the world when you're in Komodo.

5. Brooke Mulford:

   The fact that so many people came together to make this happen for her was just incredible to me, she’s gone through so much in the last eight years, but really in the last couple months.