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View synonyms for indeed

indeed

[ in-deed ]

adverb

  1. in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation):

    Indeed, it did rain as hard as predicted. Did you indeed finish the work?



interjection

  1. (used as an expression of surprise, incredulity, irony, etc.):

    Indeed! I can scarcely believe it.

indeed

/ ɪnˈdiːd /

sentence connector

  1. certainly; actually

    indeed, it may never happen

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    that is indeed amazing

  2. or rather; what is more

    a comfortable, indeed extremely wealthy family

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an expression of doubt, surprise, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of indeed1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; originally phrase in deed
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Example Sentences

Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.

Indeed, as an almost purely advisory firm, Lazard is (appropriately) barely affected by the Dodd-Frank reforms.

Indeed, Lion Air, with 45 percent of the domestic Indonesian airline market, has swallowed the Fernandes formula whole.

Indeed, study after study affirms the benefits of involved fatherhood for women and children.

Indeed, some of those troops who ran away from defending Mosul were already American-trained.

Here began indeed, in the drab surroundings of the workshop, in the silent mystery of the laboratory, the magic of the new age.

Dean Swift was indeed a misanthrope by theory, however he may have made exception to private life.

And all over the world each language would be taught with the same accent and quantities and idioms—a very desirable thing indeed.

Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.

The Spaniards, indeed, feigned to regard them only as a remnant of the rebels who had joined the pre-existing brigand bands.

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