Really
Really adverb - In actual fact.
Surprisingly and really are semantically related In some cases you can use "Surprisingly" instead an adverb "Really".
Surprisingly
Surprisingly adverb - In a surprising manner.
Really and surprisingly are semantically related in extremely topic. Sometimes you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Surprisingly", if it concerns topics such as unusually.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and really
- very and surprisingly
- greatly and really
- greatly and surprisingly
- eminently and really
- eminently and surprisingly
- uncommonly and really
- uncommonly and surprisingly
- extremely and really
- extremely and surprisingly
- truly and really
- truly and surprisingly
- absolutely and really
- absolutely and surprisingly
Both words in one sentence
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She's not altogether happy about this, since she really wanted her mother's power (fogging men's minds with lust), but it's actually surprisingly powerful.
Source: Super Cute Super Powers -
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Gannicus is extremely cocky, but also really amiable around Oenomaus and Melitta, and later acts surprisingly nice towards Crixus.
- However, James (the character) surprisingly isn't really a Gary Stu, and the fic manages to subvert the trope as well by stating that James is still short-statured and single at thirty years old.
Source: Author Appeal
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