Synonyms for literally
ˈlɪt ər ə lilit·er·al·ly

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1. literallyadverb

   used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)

   Synonyms:
   virtually

2. literallyadverb

   Synonyms:
   really, actually

   Antonyms:
   virtually, metaphorically, figuratively

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. literallyadverb

   in a literal sense

   "literally translated"; "he said so literally"

   Antonyms:
   figuratively

2. literallyadverb

   (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

   "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War"

   Antonyms:
   figuratively

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "literally":

   verbatim, textually, virtually

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1. Mark Ruffalo:

   It was literally like three card tables set up in a dirty production room covered with half eaten food, but the idea of 'magic camp' is like a great idea and I think that idea could be huge.

2. Holly Madison:

   I definitely was not expecting to be the first one to go that night, but I was wasted, he was literally pushed on top of me. And after it happened, I was just mortified and embarrassed and it had way more of an emotional impact on me than I thought it would.

3. Nicholas Colas:

   Maybe they are literally just figuring out their own personal balance sheets. These are real people making real economic decisions.

4. Van Dam:

   It was literally stuck underneath a warm layer of air just above. In the meteorological world, this is referred to as an inversion when the temperature actually warms with height (as opposed to it cooling with a rise in altitude).

5. Gene Lingerfelt:

   I couldn’t believe it. I literally couldn’t believe it.