trulyadverb
uk/ˈtruː.li/us/ˈtruː.li/truly adverb (EMPHASIZING TRUTH)
B2 used to emphasize that what you are saying is true:
At this time of year the river is a truly beautiful sight.
She was a truly great actress.
This is a truly remarkable achievement.
It was a truly terrifying experience.
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- A system of checks and balances exists to ensure that our government is truly democratic.
- The duck-billed platypus is a truly bizarre creature.
- His first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.
- The lavish production makes this musical truly memorable.
- He was a truly marvellous storyteller.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not gold idiom
- apocryphal
- fairy tale
- faithful
- false
- falsely
- fictional
- gritty
- nominal
- practically
- pretend
- proper
- properly
- properly speaking idiom
- pukka
- verily
- well founded
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truly adverb (REALLY)
really existing; in fact:
These will be the first truly democratic elections in the country's history.
It's hard to obtain truly independent financial advice.
This is a desperate situation which requires a truly radical solution.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not gold idiom
- apocryphal
- fairy tale
- faithful
- false
- falsely
- fictional
- gritty
- nominal
- practically
- pretend
- proper
- properly
- properly speaking idiom
- pukka
- verily
- well founded
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truly adverb (SINCERELY)
C1 formal sincerely:
Truly, I could not have done this without you.
He truly believes he can cure himself by willpower alone.
Yours truly formal mainly US
used to end a letter:
I look forward to hearing from you. Yours truly, Taylor Champinski.
More examples
- There are few crimes more truly shocking than the murder or abuse of children.
- I was truly astonished to hear his news.
- Truly, I could not have hoped for more.
- I truly believed that he was my friend.
- This is truly the first time I have been in love.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Honesty, openness & sincerity
- (as) man to man idiom
- above board
- artless
- be on the level idiom
- bona fide
- bone
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness idiom
- in good faith idiom
- integrity
- joke
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 1
- nail
- skinny
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- straight arrow idiom
- straight up idiom
- straightforward
- transparent
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Written greetings
truly adverb (EXACTLY)
in an exact way:
Mushrooms aren't truly vegetables, but many people think they are.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- accurate
- aright
- authoritative
- bang
- be bang on idiom
- exact
- exactly
- flat
- in so many words idiom
- infallible
- infallibly
- letter-perfect
- literal
- sharp
- strictly speaking idiom
- technically
- to the day idiom
- to the letter idiom
- unerring
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