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.

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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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 3 votes

  1. really

    Antonyms:
    questionably, possibly, perhaps, falsely, untruly, fictitiously

    Synonyms:
    veritably, truly, indeed, unquestionably

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. reallyadverb

    Synonyms:
    actually, truly, indeed, veritably, verily

How to use really in a sentence?

  1. Mac Jaehnert:

    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.

  2. Abu Ibrahim al-Raqqawi:

    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.

  3. Andrew Selee:

    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.

  4. Donald Trump for president:

    Having Chris Christie and Paul is fantastic, i'm really happy about it.

  5. Jesse Eisenberg:

    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.

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#1926perhaps
#3872possibly
#26408falsely
#201320questionably

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