VERITABLY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

veritably

adverb

Definition of veritably

as in very

in actual fact the view from the summit of the mountain is veritably breathtaking

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Recent Examples of veritably Yellow-filtered to the max, the film looks veritably marinated in Hawaiian Tropic. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026 Having gone veritably viral on social media, the Hermès lookalike didn’t come from one particular brand. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025 For the men in attendance, this meant open collars galore — from the respectable (see Jake Gyllenhaal and Pedro Pascal dropping a single top button of their Prada and Celine suits, respectively) to the veritably plunging (Walton Goggins forgoing the top three buttons of his Louis Vuitton shirt). — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025

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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

Adverb

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

Definition of truly

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Unloading about the time-travel stuff is important, but what really lifts some of the burden from Julia’s shoulders is being able to talk about Claire with Davina.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
The second-year starting linebacker was an all-conference selection last season and has really turned it up a notch as a senior.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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