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

More importantly for us, Badrutt’s combines old-world polish with a genuinely relaxed attitude to families. — Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

Nafousi invited followers who genuinely wanted to try Alia to receive the product in exchange for sharing their thoughts. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

Some of these artists genuinely intended to step aside before changing their minds years later, and others simply saw a reliable gimmick to dramatically increase ticket sales and had no actual intention of retiring. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

There is a difference between being genuinely threatened and only pretending to be. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above