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

Low direction and low support are appropriate when the employee can genuinely own the decision. — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

High pressure building into the region will bring mostly clear skies, much lower humidity, and genuinely cool mornings. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

The store may genuinely welcome everyone, and Clarkson may still have walked away feeling looked down upon. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Each feels expansively lush without ever losing that genuinely old school rock and roll momentum, in large part due to the hypnotic drumming of Adam Shumski and inventive lead guitars of Dan Ryan. — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above