actually

Meaning

1. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
2. (obsolete) Actively.
3. (obsolete) Currently; at the time.

Synonyms

really

in fact

truly

indeed

as a matter of fact

in reality

genuinely

certainly

absolutely

surely

practically

virtually

de facto

reality

honest

in truth

sincerely

precisely

dependable

just

sure enough

true

truthfully

veritably

materially

at present

substantially

quite

particularly

very

strictly speaking

even

specially

wholeheartedly

in effect

exactly

heartily

effectively

ipso facto

no

🙅

no doubt

now

only

on the contrary

rather

real

realistic

realistically

relevantly

seriously

simply

substantively

tangibly

too

unquestionably

verily

vitally

whereas

without doubt

it’s true

properly speaking

tell the truth

IPOF

accurately

after all

as it is

as such

assuredly

as well

at all

at the present time

basically

by rights

completely

considerably

constitutionally

constitutively

correctly

currently

directly

doubtless

essentially

factually

financially

forsooth

fundamentally

here

importantly

in action

infact

in point of fact

intrinsically

justly

literally

mainly

matter of fact

merely

namely

nature

nay

necessarily

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈak.t͡ʃ(ʊ.)(ə.)li/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: actualy

In summary

From Middle English actualy, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.

Sentences

But it was never actually true’.

You actually have to do proper work .

That’s interesting , I’m actually an animal rights campaigner .

First , the specimen is actually of "Edmontosaurus annectens".

Laffoley watched television in the pre-dawn hours , before programming had actually begun .