What are some opposite words for really?
Antonyms for really
ˈri ə li, ˈri lire·al·ly
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term really.
Wiktionary
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?
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 reallyreallyinterjection
Indicating affirmation, agreement.
Synonyms:
so
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
really
Antonyms:
questionably, possibly, perhaps, falsely, untruly, fictitiouslySynonyms:
veritably, truly, indeed, unquestionably
Princeton's WordNet
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, sincerelyactually, 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, rattlingin 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, genuinelyvery, 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
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
How to use really in a sentence?
I would really love for someone to figure out why we weren't warned as the parents of premature kids, this absolutely blindsided us... When did they know and why weren't we warned of this shortage, because it put a lot of families in a really devastating position.
ISIS fighters are really sex-mad. ... Some of them have two and three wives, and even with that they are trying to find slaves from Yazidi girls.
The global recession really made people lose hope, it’s a big deal to go from being middle class in your country to be undocumented in the United States.
Having Chris Christie and Paul is fantastic, i'm really happy about it.
It's wonderful, normally you're in a movie and you're begging people to look at it. And this is the exact opposite: You have to keep everything a secret. So it's certainly a relief to be in something that's not only really great and that you're proud of but that other people are interested in as well.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#472 | really | |
#1926 | perhaps | |
#3872 | possibly | |
#26408 | falsely | |
#201320 | questionably |
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