Actually
Actually adverb - In actual fact.
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Synonyms for Actually
Factually and actually are semantically related in basically topic. In some cases you can use "Factually" instead an adverb "Actually".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and actually
- very and factually
- really and actually
- really and factually
- truly and actually
- truly and factually
- absolutely and actually
- absolutely and factually
- positively and actually
- positively and factually
- definitely and actually
- definitely and factually
- indeed and actually
- indeed and factually
Both words in one sentence
- In Poul Anderson's The High Crusade, much of Sir Roger's interplanetary negotiations involve boasts which are not factually incorrect, but are carefully worded to imply that his forces are larger than they actually are.
Source: Exact Words / Literature - Asking "Why is Naruto such a crap anime" on any anime forum gets 3 different responses; non-fans saying it is, fans saying it isn't and a 3rd group that actually look at the question and point out its foibles and short comings, and try to answer it logically and factually.
Source: Flame War / Anime and Manga -
Take That: As an online discussion of Objectivism continues, the odds of this Bob the Angry Flower Strip◊ being linked approaches 1:1.note The author did later admit that cartoon was written at a time he hadn't actually read Atlas Shrugged and the cartoon is factually inaccurate.
Source: Webcomic / Bob the Angry Flower
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