'actually' definitions:
Definition of 'actually'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" [syn: actually, really]
adverb
Used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous" [syn: actually, in reality]
adverb
At the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
adverb
As a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
Synonyms of 'actually'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolutely,
- assuredly,
- certainly,
- clearly,
- de facto,
- decidedly,
- demonstrably,
- factually,
- for a certainty,
- for real,
- forsooth,
- genuinely,
- historically,
- in actuality,
- in all conscience,
- in effect,
- in fact,
- in reality,
- in truth,
- in very sooth,
- indeed,
- indeedy,
- indubitably,
- literally,
- manifestly,
- nothing else but,
- noticeably,
- observably,
- obviously,
- of a truth,
- patently,
- positively,
- quite,
- really,
- really-truly,
- sensibly,
- seriously,
- truly,
- unambiguously,
- undeniably,
- undoubtedly,
- unmistakably,
- verily,
- veritably,
- visibly,
- with truth,
- without doubt