genuinely

adverb

gen·​u·​ine·​ly ˈjen-yə-wən-lē 

-(ˌ)win-

nonstandard -ˌwīn-

: in a real or genuine way : truly

a genuinely funny movie

some genuinely disturbing news

She was genuinely surprised by their decision.

The audience was genuinely moved by the performance.

We are genuinely grateful to still have our jobs.

Synonyms of genuinely

• very
• really
• actually
• truly

Examples of genuinely in a Sentence

is genuinely fond of her older brother

Recent Examples on the Web

What makes Italian culture genuinely unique is not a passive reverence for history, but a remarkable ability to constantly renegotiate that heritage in the service of the future. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

The person with the title, the publication and the stage had earned access to a distribution system that was genuinely difficult to enter. — Nataliya Andreychuk, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Hoffs is genuinely surprised to hear that the Bangles remain a touchstone for how modern pop sounds. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

There is a genuinely good vehicle underneath all of this EX30 design just begging to come out. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above