Thesaurus results for VERILY

verily

adverb

ˈver-ə-lē

Definition of verily

as in honestly

to tell the truth verily, I don't remember a single thing about that course

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as in indeed

not merely this but also I shall pay back your loan and verily do so with considerable interest

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Recent Examples of verily National Nights Out popped up all over Northwest Indiana Tuesday night, and Hobart’s has grown verily over the last five years, said Andrea Graciano, the police department’s vicitm services coordinator who put on the event with Sarah Martin. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 All the Eagles, Double Eagles, all that with the Augustus Saint-Gaudens beaux-arts designs and markings that the federal government had verily marketed to the American people for generations had to come back. — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 If Man were meant to Fly, verily there would Be no Connections in Atlanta, Chicago, or the Sodom known as LaGuardia. — Ashley Braun, Slate Magazine, 14 July 2017

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Adverb

Start by honestly assessing whether your organization is open to accepting IT as a partner.

— Ken Feyder, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
And honestly, it's been the other way—influencers have reached out to us for samples or collabs.

— Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of honestly

Adverb

The week has indeed offered more drama than anything Netflix will put on its service this year.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Forty years after two powerful men met in Reykjavík, three women—indeed, three world leaders—came together to continue the conversation.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of indeed

Adverb

In a visual presentation at their news conference, federal authorities alleged that 21 of the 28 people charged had actually voted.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
When people can’t easily find out how much water and power a site will use, or who actually benefits, politicians fill the gap with rhetoric.

— Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of actually

Adverb

While the iPhone Duo’s software certainly felt much smoother and more fluid than Android alternatives, many of its core features have been available on Samsung or Google phones for years.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
From broader cultural debates, including race and equity, to how the league enforces its rules, there are certainly things the new WNBA commissioner will need to address next season and beyond.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

The win won’t change what’s frankly been an unacceptable campaign for a program that was 18-1-4 just two seasons ago.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
But frankly, that sounds apocryphal, like a movie scene — which is helpful, because there is a film in development.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of frankly

Adverb

And to have this chance to see these birds is really thrilling.

— JOSEPH FREDERICK, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
In Our Opinion goes beyond the headlines to examine what decisions really mean, where policies succeed or fail, and what leaders should do next.

— Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of really

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