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:
- actual adjective
- actuality noun
- actually adverb (IN FACT)
- all that glitters is not gold idiom
- apocryphal adjective
- exclude verb
- fabulous adjective (NOT REAL)
- fact noun
- factual adjective
- fairy-tale adjective
- made up adjective (INVENTED)
- mendacious adjective
- mythical adjective
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughts idiom
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