indeed

Meaning

Synonyms

really
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truly
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certainly
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actually
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in fact
surely
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absolutely
A2
genuinely
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yes
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true
A1
verily
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well
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as a matter of fact

I see

in truth
so
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quite
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for sure
sure
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sure enough
very
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real
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assuredly
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genuinly

just
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undoubtedly
C2
reliable
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of course
no doubt
right
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truthfully
C2
definitively
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definitely
A2
de facto
admittedly
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decidedly
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also
A1
thus
B2

upon my word

forsooth
positive
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much
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positively
C1
in point of fact
extremely
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in reality
exceedingly
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exactly
A1
aha
C1
honest
A2
Translations

vraiment
infatti
inderdaad
in der Tat
en effet
tatsächlich
de fato
werkelijk
certes
davvero
veramente
efectivamente
echt
verdaderamente
en fait
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈdiːd/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
indede
Cognate with Saterland Frisian
innerdoat
Cognate with Western Frisian
yndied
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
inderdaad
Cognate with German
German
in der Tat
In summary

From Middle English indede, contraction of the phrase in dede (“in sooth, in fact”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian innerdoat, innedoat (“indeed”), West Frisian yndied (“indeed”), Dutch inderdaad (“indeed”), German in der Tat (“indeed”). By surface analysis, in + deed. Compare in fact, in truth, etc. First attested in the early 14ᵗʰ century.

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