veritably

adverb

Definition of veritablynext
as in very
in actual fact the view from the summit of the mountain is veritably breathtaking

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Recent Examples of veritably Yellow-filtered to the max, the film looks veritably marinated in Hawaiian Tropic. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026 Having gone veritably viral on social media, the Hermès lookalike didn’t come from one particular brand. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025 For the men in attendance, this meant open collars galore — from the respectable (see Jake Gyllenhaal and Pedro Pascal dropping a single top button of their Prada and Celine suits, respectively) to the veritably plunging (Walton Goggins forgoing the top three buttons of his Louis Vuitton shirt). — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veritably
  1. very
  2. actually
  3. truly
  4. really
Adverb
  • The artists at The Library Show paid The Garage’s proposed no Milwaukee rap very little mind.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Films can change the world, or at the very least, the people who walk it.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of very
Adverb
  • Arresting for sure, but c’mon how many people were actually going to pay that much for a hair-dryer?
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • So to be a part of that in any way is exciting, but to have the honor of actually playing her husband in something?
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of actually
Adverb
  • There is truly nothing more devastating than shrinking a closet favorite.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing truly surprising considering where contract statuses stood with a lot of the starting group from this summer.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of truly
Adverb
  • There’s no point building a humanoid robot that’s really good at a specific task and not very good at generalising.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The joy Lisa has with her RHUGT cast compared with the dread her RHOSLC cast seems to bring her really bums me out — especially because of how much of this trip is championing the sisterhood of Housewives.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of really

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“Veritably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veritably. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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