GENUINELY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

genuinely

adverb

ˈjen-yə-wən-lē

Definition of genuinely

as in very

in actual fact is genuinely fond of her older brother

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Recent Examples of genuinely Build your brand around the outcomes your product delivers and create messaging and visuals that genuinely connect with their goals and aspirations. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Towels, bedding, underwear and workout gear genuinely need regular washing. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 Other wearable companies have been able to do this for ages, but this is a genuinely helpful update for folks who might need to monitor heart rate due to chronic illnesses. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026 The leap to the S11 chip, the massive bump to 74 hours of real-world battery life, and five-second heart rate sampling make the Ultra 4 a genuinely meaningful generational upgrade. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for genuinely

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The Microtransat achievement represents more than a tiny boat completing a very long journey.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Turns out the two had a rather close bond, as Elia was very politically savvy compared to the naïve Rhaegar.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of very

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The player who really caught the eye, though, was Ao Tanaka, whose superb performance helped Leeds control midfield.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
And although showing the documentary in New York was exciting, what Valencia and Zegarra really wanted was to release it in Peru.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of really

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Joscha Bach of the California Institute for Machine Consciousness, another AGI pioneer, says a truly intelligent system should not need to devour the entire Internet and consume vast amounts of computing power for even the simplest query.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Our go-tos are the classic pepperoni and the hot sausage with brown butter sage (divine, truly).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026

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