Thesaurus:actually

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 fact
• in point of fact
• in reality
• in truth
• indeed
• literally
• really
• right
• simply
• soothfast
• soothly (archaic)
• to tell the truth (idiomatic)
• truly
• truthfully
• verily (archaic)
• wis (dialect)

Antonyms

• figuratively
• metaphorically
• ostensibly    [⇒ thesaurus]
• virtually

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

• Thesaurus:honestly

Further reading

• “494. truth” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “actually” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.