Synonyms for literally
ˈlɪt ər ə lilit·er·al·ly

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1. literallyadverb

   used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)

   Synonyms:
   virtually

2. literallyadverb

   Synonyms:
   really, actually

   Antonyms:
   virtually, metaphorically, figuratively

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1. literallyadverb

   in a literal sense

   "literally translated"; "he said so literally"

   Antonyms:
   figuratively

2. literallyadverb

   (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

   "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War"

   Antonyms:
   figuratively

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "literally":

   verbatim, textually, virtually

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1. Kwabena Nixon:

   I remember he got on the roof and literally put the roof together on his own time and out of his own pocket.

2. Wade Eastwood:

   We did a lot of tests with dummies and everything went according to plan, the next thing was the plane landed in England and they [Airbus] literally threw the keys at us and said, 'OK.'.

3. Jacqueline Frances:

   Watch Jimmy Fallon and J.Lo are literally getting erased on social media.

4. Robert Califf:

   One of the things that's had me on pins and needles the last four years is literally President Trump could do this with any drug or device or vaccine anytime President Trump wants to.

5. Michael Dossett:

   The devastation is quite frankly something that you would see in a war zone. This is an event where we had commercial and residence properties literally stripped clean from the earth.