Really

//ˈɹɪə.li//

Synonyms for "really" (182 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Adverb(1 words)
actually
Intj(1 words)
actually
Prep_phrase(1 words)
as a matter of fact

Strong matches (54)

Adverb(3 words)
genuinelyin truthmost

Related words (91)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

5 entries

derived

2 entries

distinct from

1 entries

form of

1 entries

has context

3 entries

related to

34 entries

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Translations

312 translations across 72 languages.

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Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • τῷ ὄντι adv (actually)
  • ἀληθῶς adv (actually)
  • ὄντως adv (actually)

Arabic

4 entries
  • بالصح adv (actually)
  • بجد adv (actually)
  • حَقًّا adv (actually)
  • عن جد adv (actually)

Armenian

4 entries
  • իսկապես adv (actually)
  • իսկապես adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • իրոք adv (actually)
  • իրոք adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • doğrudan adv (actually)
  • doğrudan adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • həqiqətən adv (actually)
  • həqiqətən adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • наистина adv (actually)
  • наистина adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • в действителност intj (indicating affirmation, agreement)
  • наистина intj (indicating affirmation, agreement)

Burmese

1 entries
  • တကယ် adv (actually)

Catalan

2 entries
  • de debò adv (actually)
  • realment adv (actually)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᏙᎯᏳ adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Chickasaw

1 entries
  • kani̠hka̠ adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 真係 /真系 adv (actually)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 真 adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • 真的 adv (actually)
  • 真的？ intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Czech

4 entries
  • skutečně adv (actually)
  • skutečně adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • opravdu? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • skutečně? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Danish

2 entries
  • virkelig adv (actually)
  • virkelig? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Dutch

4 entries
  • echt adv (actually)
  • werkelijk adv (actually)
  • werkelijk adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • echt? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • але adv (actually)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • efektive adv (actually)
  • tre adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • vere adv (actually)
  • ĉu vere? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Estonian

2 entries
  • tõepoolest adv (actually)
  • tõesti adv (actually)

Finnish

4 entries
  • oikeasti adv (actually)
  • oikeasti adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • todella adv (actually)
  • todella adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

French

4 entries
  • vraiment adv (actually)
  • vraiment adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • ah bon intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • vraiment intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

German

4 entries
  • wirklich adv (actually)
  • wirklich adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • (ach) ja? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • absolut intj (indicating affirmation, agreement)

Greek

4 entries
  • αληθινά adv (actually)
  • αληθινά adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • πράγματι adv (actually)
  • πραγματικά adv (actually)

Gujarati

2 entries
  • હોવે intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • હોવે intj (sarcastic, typically exaggerated question)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • בֶּאֱמֶת adv (actually)
  • בֶּאֱמֶת? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • הֲאֻמְנָם? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • ואללה? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Hiligaynon

3 entries
  • abâ intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • abâ intj (indicating affirmation, agreement)
  • abâ intj (indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour)

Hindi

1 entries
  • सचमुच adv (actually)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • annyira adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • csakugyan adv (actually)
  • igazán adv (actually)
  • igazán adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • raunar adv (actually)
  • raunverulega adv (actually)
  • sannarlega adv (actually)
  • virkilega adv (actually)

Ido

1 entries
  • tre adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Igbo

1 entries
  • ezị okwu adv (actually)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • toest adv (actually)

Irish

2 entries
  • dáiríre adv (actually)
  • go fírinneach intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Italian

4 entries
  • davvero adv (actually)
  • davvero adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • veramente adv (actually)
  • veramente adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Japanese

4 entries
  • まじ adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • 本当に adv (actually)
  • へえ？ intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • ほんと？ intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Khmer

4 entries
  • ណាស់ adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • តាមការពិត adv (actually)
  • តាមពិត adv (actually)
  • ពិតជា adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Korean

4 entries
  • 정말로 adv (actually)
  • 진짜 adv (actually)
  • 진짜로 adv (actually)
  • 참 adv (actually)

Latin

4 entries
  • vere adv (actually)
  • vero adv (actually)
  • an intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • an vero intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Latvian

4 entries
  • faktiski adv (actually)
  • patiesi adv (actually)
  • patiesībā adv (actually)
  • patiešām adv (actually)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • labai adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • tikrai adv (actually)

Livonian

3 entries
  • tuodlist adv (actually)
  • tuodpūolst adv (actually)
  • tuodstiz adv (actually)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • навистина adv (actually)

Malay

3 entries
  • memang adv (actually)
  • benarkah intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • betulkah? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • ശരിക്കും adv (actually)
  • ശരിക്കും adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • ശരിക്കും intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • нээрэн үү? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Mwani

1 entries
  • kweli adv (actually)

Māori

4 entries
  • ata intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • i neki intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • nē intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • āta koia intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Navajo

2 entries
  • doo kááʼgóó adv (actually)
  • tʼáásh aaníí intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Neapolitan

3 entries
  • veramente adv (actually)
  • ô vero adv (actually)
  • ô vero adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • veldig adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • virkelig adv (actually)
  • virkelig? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • verkeleg adv (actually)
  • verkeleg? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Nǀuu

2 entries
  • kxʼam adv (actually)
  • xa adv (actually)

Old English

2 entries
  • sōþe adv (actually)
  • sōþes adv (actually)

Persian

4 entries
  • واقعاً adv (actually)
  • واقعاً adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • جداً؟ intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • نه پس intj (sarcastic, typically exaggerated question)

Polish

4 entries
  • naprawdę adv (actually)
  • naprawdę adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • zaiste adv (actually)
  • zaprawdę adv (actually)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • mesmo adv (actually)
  • mesmo adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • na verdade adv (actually)
  • realmente adv (actually)

Romanian

2 entries
  • pe bune adv (actually)
  • pe bune? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Russian

4 entries
  • действи́тельно adv (actually)
  • пра́вда adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • в са́мом де́ле intj (indicating affirmation, agreement)
  • в са́мом де́ле intj (indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • baš adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • doista adv (actually)
  • fakat adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • stvarno adv (actually)

Spanish

4 entries
  • de veras adv (actually)
  • de veras adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • de verdad adv (actually)
  • de vero (desus.) adv (actually)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kweli adv (actually)

Swedish

4 entries
  • egentligen adv (actually)
  • sannerligen adv (actually)
  • verkligen adv (actually)
  • verkligen adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • talaga? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Telugu

2 entries
  • చాలా adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • నిజంగా adv (actually)

Thai

4 entries
  • จริงๆ adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • จริงจัง? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • จริงดิ intj (sarcastic, typically exaggerated question)
  • จริงหรา intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Turkish

4 entries
  • aslında adv (actually)
  • cidden adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • gerçekten adv (actually)
  • gerçekten adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)

Tày

1 entries
  • ca rại adv (actually)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ді́йсно adv (actually)
  • ді́йсно intj (indicating affirmation, agreement)
  • ді́йсно? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • наспра́вді intj (indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour)

Urdu

1 entries
  • واقعی adv (actually)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • rostdanmi intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • rất adv (informally, as an intensifier; very, very much)
  • thật sự adv (actually)
  • thật sao? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)
  • thế à? intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • ווירקלעך adv (actually)
  • אַזוי intj (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • heqeta adv (actually)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.

Source: tatoeba (1382)

If you look at the lyrics, they don't really mean much.

Source: tatoeba (1389)

Uh, now it's really weird...

Source: tatoeba (1411)

You're really not stupid.

Source: tatoeba (1416)

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