In fact
In fact adverb - In reality or actuality.
Supposedly and in fact are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supposedly" instead an adverb phrase "In fact".
Supposedly
Supposedly adverb - Believed or reputed to be the case.
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Synonyms for Supposedly
In fact and supposedly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In fact" instead an adverb "Supposedly".
Nearby Word: supposed
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- precisely and in fact
- precisely and supposedly
- truly and in fact
- truly and supposedly
- absolutely and in fact
- absolutely and supposedly
- positively and in fact
- positively and supposedly
- of course and in fact
- of course and supposedly
- easily and in fact
- easily and supposedly
- unequivocally and in fact
- unequivocally and supposedly
Both terms in one sentence
- The Reveal: The supposedly raw footage the investigators are watching has actually already been edited by the killer - or, in fact, killers.
Source: Film / Evidence - In fact, some people who only see the first couple of episodes actually complain about the show's supposedly stereotypical characters and Fanservice.
- In fact, things characteristically associated with the "Dark Ages" such as witch burnings and over overzealous persecution actually came about in the supposedly "enlightened" Renaissance.
Source: Dated History
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