ACTUALLY

AC ·TUAL ·LY 3 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 8 letters 🎲 Scrabble 13 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

adverb
  1. in actual fact
  2. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated
  3. at the present moment
  4. as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis

💬 Examples

  • "to be nominally but not actually independent"
  • "no one actually saw the shark"
  • "surprisingly"
  • "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"

🔗 Similar words

reallyin_reality
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