Actually
Actually adverb - In actual fact.
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Synonyms for Actually
Directly and actually are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Directly" instead an adverb "Actually".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- right and actually
- right and directly
- direct and actually
- direct and directly
- precisely and actually
- precisely and directly
- absolutely and actually
- absolutely and directly
- simply and actually
- simply and directly
- verbatim and actually
- verbatim and directly
- word for word and actually
- word for word and directly
Both words in one sentence
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At various portions in the book it actually speaks directly to characters, either through the ghosts or via direct telepathy (and it isn't particularly polite when it does).
Source: Eldritch Location - The Marvel Comics supervillain Man-Killer from Thunderbolts was... actually not that ambiguous, but the comics spent years not actually stating it directly.
Source: Ambiguously Gay / Comic Books -
Also, while never actually put to the test or confronted directly, it is hinted more than once that Hercules is actually immortal.
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Directly or Actually. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/actually/directly.
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