Actually
Actually adverb - In actual fact.
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Synonyms for Actually
Notably and actually are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Notably" instead an adverb "Actually".
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- Notably averted in EarthBound, where enemies will actually run away from you instead of engaging you in combat if you're powerful enough.
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Other settlements are sometimes mentioned but rarely actually depicted — notably, forces driven back from the capital seem to favor retreating into outright wilderness over actually falling back to any more developed locales.
Source: Land of One City - Notably, the Deputy Prime Minister does not have an automatic right to the top spot should his superior die or resign, either in law or by tradition; it's actually fairly rare.
Source: Kicked Upstairs
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Notably and Actually. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/actually/notably
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Notably or Actually. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/actually/notably.
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