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View synonyms for genuinely

genuinely

[jen-yoo-in-lee]

adverb

  1. 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.



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Other Word Forms

  • nongenuinely adverb
  • quasi-genuinely adverb
  • ungenuinely adverb
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“I genuinely thought it would be me and five people. I was surprised by how many people want community within the book space,” says Pao.

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With my attention reset, I can return to my desk for a genuinely useful second shift.

At a Bloomberg conference earlier this week in New York on Canadian finance, he said the fund was “genuinely excited” about investing in major infrastructure projects in Canada.

Farage gave evidence on Tuesday and said Khan's video was "pretty chilling", adding: "Given his proximity to guns and love of guns, I was genuinely worried."

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“I genuinely don’t understand why there’s been any effort to hide this and prevent it from coming out,” Greene said of the Epstein files.

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