in reality

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adverb

used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated;
surprisingly (Freq. 5)
- you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out
- she actually spoke Latin
- they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets
- people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous
• Syn:
actually