not really

phrase

—used to say "no" in a way that is not very forceful or definite

"Was the movie good?" "Not really."

"Do you want to go to a movie?" "No, not really."

Examples of not really in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And even if the details around the record are a little fuzzy, that’s not really the point. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Families The minimum age to sail with Windstar is 8, but this is not really a ship for kids – given that there are not any specific programs for them. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Club sources told The Athletic that Lewis-Skelly had been offered to them, but there is not really any room for him in the Chelsea squad. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Coverage for the diabetic and high-risk metabolic population is not really in question. — Yasser Almuaala, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for not really

• ideally
• lapilli
• swahili
• freely
• keeley
• mealy
• seely
• steely
• vilely
• intraperitoneally
• kiswahili
• microvilli