actually |
as a matter of fact; really. |
after all |
used to tell what really happened in the end even though there was a possibility of something else happening. [1/2 definitions] |
a little |
sometimes, but not really often. [1/5 definitions] |
believe in |
to be completely certain that something really exists or is true. [1/2 definitions] |
bluff2 |
to lead other people to believe that the cards in one's hand are better or worse than they really are. Bluffing is a strategy used in the game of poker. [1/3 definitions] |
for real |
(informal) real or really; actual or actually. |
greenwash |
to present one's business enterprise as being more concerned about the preservation of the environment than it really is. |
greenwashing |
the practice of presenting one's business enterprise as being more concerned about the preservation of the environment than it really is. |
hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
if |
I really wish that. [1/5 definitions] |
in fact |
in reality; really; indeed. |
just |
really; certainly. [1/12 definitions] |
literally |
in fact; really. [1/2 definitions] |
make a mountain out of a molehill |
to imagine something to be much more significant or more of a problem than it really is. |
mirage |
an illusion in which something is seen in the distance but is not really there. A mirage often occurs in the desert or on hot pavement, creating the illusion of water. A mirage is caused when light is reflected by air masses of different temperatures. |
nowhere |
the state of really or apparently not existing. [1/5 definitions] |
quite |
actually; really. [1/3 definitions] |
realistic |
tending to see things as they really are; practical. [2 definitions] |
should |
used to express the possibility of some action happening even though it is not expected to really happen. [1/4 definitions] |
simple |
made of few parts, or only of things that are really necessary. [1/2 definitions] |
skeptic |
one who doubts the possibility of really knowing anything, esp. a member of the ancient Greek school that adopted this view as a philosophy. [1/3 definitions] |