Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no really

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.82 in modern English

Syllables
no re-al-ly
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

really; seriously; used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation

intj

no kidding!; is that so? (sometimes used sarcastically in response to the obvious)

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

no, really (alternative)

Phrases

not really

Frequently Paired Words

not really

Synonyms

really no kidding oh really no shit no shit, Sherlock do tell you don't say duh no duh

Questions

What does no really mean?
really; seriously; used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation

How to pronounce no really

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