At heart and Quite

At heart

At heart adverb - In reality.
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Synonyms for At heart

Quite and at heart are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quite" instead an adverb phrase "At heart".

Quite

Quite adverb - To a full extent or degree.

At heart and quite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "At heart" instead an adverb "Quite".

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  • Series / Inspector Lynley Cynicism Catalyst: For Barbara, her little brother's death from cancer, which gave her much of her renowned cynicism; she's really quite a romantic at heart.
  • Weapon of Choice He never quite takes to it, and goes back to his axe, showing he's truly a barbarian at heart.
  • Video Game / Cantr II A lotThe 'hee hee' moves of left turns on the forum are by people who do not realize that there is a sleeping giant who is, at heart, quite peaceful.
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