Synonyms of literally

literally

adverb

as in accurately

in a literal, true, or accurate way

She is not one for hyperbole—all of her warnings should be taken literally.

The employees took the CEO's remarks literally and rightfully worried about the future health of the company.

Related Words

• accurately
• directly
• positively
• actually
• precisely
• genuinely
• really
• verbatim
• truly
• simply
• veritably
• just
• word for word
• right
• authentically
• exactly
• squarely
• certifiably
• sharp
• identically
• ad verbum
• smack-dab

Dissimilar Words

• freely
• loosely
• carelessly
• inaccurately
• metaphorically
• imprecisely
• inexactly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of literally

For comparison, the Pocket has a 1,600-by-1,440 screen (literally 100 times as many pixels). — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026

Cultivating tradition Hours down a narrow, mountainous footpath, Reynalda García Juárez is tending to those roots, quite literally. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026

Maybe part of the frenzy might be chalked up to the idea that in times of uncertainty, people want to collect pieces that feel solid, both literally and figuratively. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

These were literally rebranded, and known in Russia as Geran-1 and Geran-2. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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