Really
Really adverb - In actual fact.
Usage example: I'm really sorry I upset you
Simply
Simply adverb - For nothing other than.
Really is a synonym for simply in absolutely topic. You can use "Really" instead an adverb "Simply", if it concerns topics such as totally, utterly.
Nearby Words: simple, simplistic
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Maybe if the Diamond Dogs weren't really, really stupid... Furthermore, Rarity had absolutely no problem simply finding them gems when she thought that's all they wanted.
- Kida's the playboy who simply knows his way around Ikebukuro - and it's most eccentric inhabitants - really, really well.
- Somewhat justified, because WOPR isn't really "talking", it's simply printing text which is run though a fairly simple text-to-speech synthesizer on the protagonist's home computer.
Source: Machine Monotone
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