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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly;
- Example: "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"
- Example: "she actually spoke Latin"
- Example: "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"
- Example: "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"
[syn: actually, in reality]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

in reality adv 1: used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "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" [syn: actually, in reality]