Synonyms for actually
ˈæk tʃu ə liac·tu·al·ly

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1. actuallyadverb

   Synonyms:
   truthfully, in reality, really, literally

2. actuallyadverb

   In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

   Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.

   Synonyms:
   in reality, really, literally, truthfully

3. actuallyadverb

   actively

   Neither actually nor passively. Fuller.

   Synonyms:
   really, truthfully, literally, in reality

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1. actually

   Synonyms:
   verity, truly, decidedly, assuredly, positively

   Antonyms:
   potentially, hypothetically, theoretically

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1. 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, really, in reality, very, rattling

2. actually, in realityadverb

   used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly

   "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"

   Synonyms:
   really, in reality

3. actuallyadverb

   at the present moment

   "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"

   Synonyms:
   really, in reality

4. actuallyadverb

   as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis

   "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"

   Synonyms:
   really, in reality

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1. actuallyadjective

   Synonyms:
   really, truly, absolutely, positively, verily, indeed, in fact, in reality, as a matter of fact, in truth

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1. List of paraphrases for "actually":

   really, indeed, truly, genuinely, effectively, real, already, basically, even, virtually

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1. Jason Rantz:

   Republicans can't go too light. They have to actually ask some really tough questions. At the same time, she is super likable, i don't know many people who will see her speak say, ‘Oh, this is someone who very clearly is very far to the left.’ There's going to be some jockeying back and forth, obviously from the soundbite, but Republicans are going to have to be really careful with this. It's not like we can assume that Joe Biden was going to get a pick to put someone on the court. And we understand it's going to be someone pretty far to the left, and she's going be prepared to make it sound like she's not too far to the left.

2. Lloyd Lederman:

   When Covid came, actually Steves Deli were getting busy. People needed food, everybody was closed, but with the curfews in New York City... and no business, lunch, catering, I'm doing an hour or two of business a night just for dinner. The store was killing me. We're all taking turns getting sick from this virus.

3. Philip Werthman:

   The important thing for most couples is to realize that the sperm actually do play a very significant role in the fertility process, if someone has an abnormal semen analysis, the recommendations are that the man should get evaluated before they undergo any sort of fertility treatments.

4. Sean Matson:

   So any time someone hands me a weapon, even if they tell me it's unloaded, the first thing I do is I check to make sure it's unloaded. I'll pull out the magazine and get a visual check, day or night, to make sure that it is actually clear. And I know 100%, without a shadow of a doubt, I know the condition of that weapon. It's that critical.

5. Michelle Bedard:

   I feel so happy that this actually happened for me.