Thesaurus:actually
English
Adverb
Sense: an attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement
Synonyms
- actually
- all things considered (idiomatic)
- as a matter of fact
- by right (obsolete)
- come to think of it (idiomatic)
- fact is (idiomatic)
- forsooth (archaic or poetic)
- frankly
- honestly [⇒ thesaurus]
- in actuality
- in fact
- in faith (archaic)
- in point of fact
- in reality
- in truth
- indeed
- literally
- properly
- really
- right As in whose properly was the lost wallet?
- simply
- soothfast
- soothly (archaic)
- to tell the truth (idiomatic)
- truly
- truthfully
- verily (archaic)
- wis (dialect)
Antonyms
Various
- if I'm honest (idiomatic)
- tell the truth
- tell you the truth
- TBH
- to be frank
- to be honest (idiomatic)
- —
- if truth be told
- truth be told
- truth to tell
See also
Further reading
- “494. truth” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “actually” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.