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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for verily

Adverb

Leaders must honestly review past performance, confronting uncomfortable truths rather than defending old decisions.

— Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The historian Eugen Weber wrote influentially of how peasants who spoke languages like Occitan, Breton, or Basque became—or, more honestly, were made—Frenchmen.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of honestly

Adverb

While rumors initially claimed ICE was targeting fans, OutKick confirmed at the time that the personnel was actually California Border Control agents conducting routine operations unrelated to local sweeps.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Also, with the Pacers being hard capped and only having 14 players signed to standard contracts, their two-way signees may actually be needed this season.

— Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of actually

Adverb

An exploded sunfish spread out in the water in thousands of pieces is certainly easier to share, offering another possible explanation for this practice.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
So Dejan Joveljic’s goal in the 28th minute to break a scoreless deadlock was certainly a welcome sign.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

Firmer than rib eye but just as rich and, frankly, more consistently well-marbled than most other cuts, it can be cooked like steak (to medium or medium-rare), or braised to full shreddy-ness.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 July 2026
However, the pressure is on both Smith and the Jets, quite frankly, to produce in 2026.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026

Definition of frankly

Adverb

The Alphabet subsidiary filed 488 crash reports to the agency during the study period, of which researchers found 89 definitely or plausibly police-reportable.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
These advances will definitely help build a future where AI models could actually be run on the phone with minimal power consumption.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Definition of definitely

Adverb

Mainoo, sitting on the bench, could be forgiven for wondering if Tuchel had really watched his matches in the second half of last season.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
There are so many extras and cast members, the lighting was really complicated, and I was being followed by a spotlight all the time.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of really

Adverb

The area around the park truly embodies the classic, primordial look of a southern swamp with its blackwater mirror reflections and towering cypress and tupelo trees with Spanish moss dangling from them.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
That team is something that will always be special — a special group of guys who had the grit and truly knew how to grind it out no matter what the circumstances were.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of truly

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