really
adverb/ˈriːli/
Frequency rank: #99 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Very; truly; to a great degree.
Example sentence
I was really surprised by the news.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 1–100
- mostGreatest in amount, number, or degree.
- muchA large amount or degree of something.
- veryTo a high degree; extremely.
- whereIn, at, or to what place or position.
- evenUsed to stress something surprising or extreme.
- shouldUsed to say what is right, sensible, or advisable to do.
- mayUsed to say that something is possible or allowed.
- hereIn, at, or to this place.
- needTo require something because it is necessary or important.
- rightThe side or direction opposite to the left.