30 Synonyms & Antonyms For LITERALLY

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Definitions literally [lit-er-uh-lee] / ˈlɪt ər ə li / ADVERB word for word; exactly Synonyms STRONGEST actually completely directly plainly precisely really simply truly WEAK correctly direct faithfully indisputably letter by letter literatim not figuratively rightly rigorously sic straight strictly to the letter undeviatingly undisputably unerringly unmistakably verbatim veritably Antonyms STRONGEST doubtfully WEAK figuratively loosely

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When people take jokes literally, society is just over.

From Salon

Finding handfuls of hair falling out during the shower, “I was literally shaking in fear. That’s why I cut my hair, and why I continue to cut it.”

From Salon

“I literally walk out and I talk to my plants. I’m starting to become a birder as well. All things I would never imagine a boy from Philadelphia would become.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike oil fields, silicon is literally sand on the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal

For two overs, it appeared things could have been just like 2023 when India were far too tentative on, quite literally, cricket's biggest stage.

From BBC

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actually directly exactly precisely really verbatim verily word for word

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