Actually
Actually adverb - In actual fact.
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Synonyms for Actually
Originally and actually are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Originally" instead an adverb "Actually".
Originally
Originally adverb - In the beginning.
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Synonyms for Originally
Actually and originally are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actually" instead an adverb "Originally".
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Related pairs
- really and actually
- really and originally
- truly and actually
- truly and originally
- quite and actually
- quite and originally
- basically and actually
- basically and originally
- in effect and actually
- in effect and originally
- essentially and actually
- essentially and originally
- fundamentally and actually
- fundamentally and originally
Both words in one sentence
- He looks like a cute little kid but he's actually the 'second oldest.' It really does not help that he is very immature, and Iggy, who originally looked like him but with glasses, but was actually two times younger, became an extremely tall green-turnip-haired Mad Scientist!
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Originally, Winona Ryder actually was shooting ping-pong balls out of her vagina instead of just looking like it until we finished.
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The "screwup" was originally in on the plan, but she chickened out, and the "responsible" one actually killed her own husband, as well.
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Actually & Originally. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/actually/originally>.
Originally or Actually. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/actually/originally.
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