Synonyms

genuinely

American

[jen-yoo-in-lee] / ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn li /

adverb

in a way that is real or true; authentically, honestly, or sincerely.

We encourage children to place themselves in other people’s shoes in order to genuinely understand and empathize with their emotions.
Ada is volunteering on the campaign because she genuinely believes in the candidate’s goals.

Other Word Forms

nongenuinely adverb
quasi-genuinely adverb
ungenuinely adverb

Etymology

Origin of genuinely

genuine ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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“If the instructions are ‘identify and target’ and there’s no human checkpoint, the speed and scale at which that could operate is genuinely frightening,” Claude informed me.

From Los Angeles Times

“But I genuinely loved the material. A few days later I met with the team at Shondaland and a week after that I was at piano lessons.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sensing Duane’s disappointment, and genuinely wanting to show some gratitude for his new name, Handsome added, “Otherwise, I’d be more than willing to continue on.”

From Literature

If a manager genuinely believed AI was going to devastate their software book, they could simply stop making new software loans.

From Barron's

“It is a genuinely open question at the moment.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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