- Types Of Speech
- You can use actually as a adverb in a sentence.
- About Actually
- A 4 syllables adverb and 8 letters with the letters a, c, l, t, u, and y, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters ua. Actually starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, ac, act, actu, actua, and the ending characters are y, ly, lly, ally, ually, . Actually is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- 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";
- Pig Latin
- Actually in Pig Latin is said as "actuallyay or actuallyway".
- Unigram
- a | c | t | u | a | l | l | y
- Bigram
- ac | ct | tu | ua | al | ll | ly
- Trigram
- act | ctu | tua | ual | all | lly
- Quadrigram
- actu | ctua | tual | uall | ally
- Word Gram
- Adverb Examples
- 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"; - in actual fact;
"to be nominally but not actually independent";
"no one actually saw the shark";
"large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" - 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" - at the present moment;
"the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
Synonym | Definition |
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Absolutely | totally and definitely without question "we are absolutely opposed to the idea" "he forced himself to lie absolutely still" "iron is absolutely necessary" |
Actual | presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different" "actual and imagined conditions" |
Actually | 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" |
All Right | |
Alright | nonstandard usage |
Apparently | unmistakably (`plain'' is often used informally for `plainly'') "the answer is obviously wrong" "she was in bed and evidently in great pain" "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list" "it is all patently nonsense" "she has apparent |
Assuredly | without a doubt "the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone" |
As A Matter Of Fact | |
Badly | (`ill'' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner not well "he was ill prepared" "it ill befits a man to betray old friends" "the car runs badly" "he performed badly on the exam" "the team played poorly" "ill |
Beyond Any Doubt |
View all cognitive synonyms for Actually
Anagram | Definition |
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Actually | 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" |
View English words with the unique letters used in actually. Words With The Letters Acltuy
Actually Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters