Really and Seemingly

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Really adverb - In actual fact.

Usage example: I'm really sorry I upset you

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Seemingly is an antonym for really.

Nearby Words: realize, real, reality, realistic, realization

Seemingly adverb - From appearances alone.

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Really is an antonym for seemingly.

Nearby Words: seeming, seem, seemed

Rei plays at a Grandmaster level without really trying, while Shinji, who rarely wins games against any opponent at all, operates on levels seemingly beyond chess.

Source: Fan Fic / Shinji and Warhammer 40k
Previews for the rest of the episode have Nattie seemingly saying "I need to shut this party down." Of course when the clip actually airs, what Nattie really says is that her old self would have shut the party down - and she learns An Aesop.

Source: Series / Total Divas
The title character in Mikey is one of these as he is a seemingly innocent child who is actually a psychopath who murders his foster families or anyone else who makes him really angry.

Source: Enfant Terrible

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Seemingly and Really. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/really/seemingly

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