really
adverb (NOT IMAGINARY) /ˈrɪə.li/
/ˈriː.ə-/ Definition
B1 in fact: He isn't really angry - he's just pretending. You don't really expect them to refuse, do you?True, real, false, and unreal A2 used to say that something is certain: Thank you, but I really couldn't eat another thing. He's really going to do it this time.CertaintyConfidence and self-assurance
(Definition of really adverb (NOT IMAGINARY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) clear as day idiom
- (as) sure as eggs is eggs idiom
- and that's flat! idiom
- assured adjective (CERTAIN)
- assuredly adverb (CERTAINLY)
- conclusive adjective
- conclusively adverb
- concrete adjective
- consider it done idiom
- cut and dried adjective
- inviolable adjective
- ironclad adjective
- irrefutable adjective
- make no mistake about it idiom
- natch adverb
- solidity noun (CERTAIN)
- squarely adverb (DIRECTLY)
- unreserved adjective
- watertight adjective (NO DOUBTS)
- you can bet your life idiom
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