Synonyms of actually

actually

adverb

ˈak-ch(ə-w)ə-lē 

1

as in honestly

to tell the truth

actually, I'd rather spend the evening at home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honestly
• frankly
• really
• indeed
• certainly
• truly
• truthfully
• absolutely
• admittedly
• in fact
• to be sure
• as a matter of fact
• positively
• in reality
• undoubtedly
• in truth
• in actuality
• verily
• in point of fact
• unquestionably
• realistically
• forsooth
• indisputably
• indubitably
• veritably

2

as in really

in actual fact

I call her Aunt Emily, but she is actually my cousin, not my aunt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• really
• very
• truly
• just
• genuinely
• simply
• exactly
• in reality
• almost
• literally
• practically
• in truth
• veritably
• authentically
• in actuality
• accurately
• certifiably
• precisely
• nearly
• positively
• virtually
• squarely
• sharp
• right
• smack-dab

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supposedly
• apparently
• seemingly
• ostensibly
• outwardly
• professedly
• plausibly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of actually

She is actually infected, and Bryan has become caught up in the franchise’s inciting t-virus outbreak. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

But after a screwy start to the Big Ten schedule a year ago, coach Eric Musselman actually asked for a slate exactly like this. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

What a full-body scan can actually find A whole-body MRI or ultrasound can pick up benign and cancerous tumors, abnormalities in bone marrow or lymph nodes and irregularities in major blood vessels. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

The court’s decision on Thursday did not conclude whether or not Schiele’s 1916 drawing, Russian War Prisoner, was actually looted by the Nazis, as investigators and Grünbaum’s heirs claim. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026