Word relationships
Synonyms
in reality
Local English word record
actually
used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
Practice this wordExamples
- 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
Source and method
This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.