indeed
adverb
1 indeed
In truth (often tends to intensify):
— They said the car would break down and indeed it did.
— It is very cold indeed.
— Was indeed grateful.
— Indeed, the rain may still come.
synonym: so.
Roget 1:
actually
etc.
adj.;
in fact,
in point of fact,
in reality;
indeed;
de facto,
ipso facto.
Roget 31:
truly
etc.
(truth)
494
[in a positive degree];
decidedly,
unequivocally,
purely,
absolutely,
seriously,
essentially,
fundamentally,
radically,
downright,
in all conscience;
for the most part,
in the main.
[in a complete degree]
entirely
etc.
(completely)
52;
abundantly
etc.
(sufficiently)
639;
widely,
far and wide.
[in a great or high degree]
greatly
etc.
adj.;
much,
muckle†,
well,
indeed,
very,
very much,
a deal,
no end of,
most,
not a little;
pretty,
pretty well;
enough,
in a great measure,
richly;
to a large extent,
to a great extent,
to a gigantic extent;
on a large scale;
so;
never so,
ever so;
ever so dole;
scrap,
shred,
tag,
splinter,
rag,
much;
by wholesale;
mighty,
powerfully;
with a witness,
ultra [Lat.],
in the extreme,
extremely,
exceedingly,
intensely,
exquisitely,
acutely,
indefinitely,
immeasurably;
beyond compare,
beyond comparison,
beyond measure,
beyond all bounds;
incalculably,
infinitely.
[in a supreme degree]
preeminently,
superlatively
etc.
(superiority)
33.
[in a too great degree]
immoderately,
monstrously,
preposterously,
inordinately,
exorbitantly,
excessively,
enormously,
out of all proportion,
with a vengeance.
[in a marked degree]
particularly,
remarkably,
singularly,
curiously,
uncommonly,
unusually,
peculiarly,
notably,
signally,
strikingly,
pointedly,
mainly,
chiefly;
famously,
egregiously,
prominently,
glaringly,
emphatically,
kat exochin [Gr.],
strangely,
wonderfully,
amazingly,
surprisingly,
astonishingly,
incredibly,
marvelously,
awfully,
stupendously.
[in an exceptional degree]
peculiarly
etc.
(unconformity)
83.
[in a violent degree]
furiously
etc.
(violence)
173;
severely,
desperately,
tremendously,
extravagantly,
confoundedly,
deucedly,
devilishly,
with a vengeance;
a outrance†,
a toute outrance [Fr.].
[in a painful degree]
painfully,
sadly,
grossly,
sorely,
bitterly,
piteously,
grievously,
miserably,
cruelly,
woefully,
lamentably,
shockingly,
frightfully,
dreadfully,
fearfully,
terribly,
horribly.
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Roget 488:
yes,
yea,
ay,
aye,
true;
good;
well;
very well,
very true;
well and good;
granted;
even so,
just so;
to be sure,
'thou hast said',"
you said it,
you said a mouthful;
truly,
exactly,
precisely,
that's just it,
indeed,
certainly,
you bet,
certes [Lat.],
ex concesso [Lat.];
of course,
unquestionably,
assuredly,
no doubt,
doubtless;
naturally,
natch.
be it so;
so be it,
so let it be;
amen;
willingly
etc.
602.
affirmatively,
in the affirmative.
OK,
all right,
might as well,
why not;?
with one consent,
with one voice,
with one accord;
unanimously,
una voce,
by common consent,
in chorus,
to a man;
nem.
con,
nemine contradicente [Lat.];
nemine dissentiente [Lat.];
without a dissentient voice;
as one man,
one and all,
on all hands.
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Roget 494:
truly
etc.
adj.;
verily,
indeed,
really,
in reality;
with truth
etc.
(veracity)
543;
certainly
etc.
(certain)
474;
actually
etc.
(existence)
1;
in effect
etc.
(intrinsically)
5.
exactly
etc.
adj.;
ad amussim [Lat.];
verbatim,
verbatim et literatim [Lat.];
word for word,
literally,
literatim [Lat.],
totidem vervis [Lat.],
sic,
to the letter,
chapter and verse,
ipsissimis verbis [Lat.];
ad unguem [Lat.];
to an inch;
to a nicety,
to a hair,
to a tittle,
to a turn,
to a T;
au pied de la lettre [Fr.];
neither more nor less;
in every respect,
in all respects;
sous tous les rapports [Fr.];
at any rate,
at all events;
strictly speaking.
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Roget 535:
affirmatively
etc.
adj.;
in the affirmative.
with emphasis,
ex-cathedra,
without fear of contradiction.
as God is my witness,
I must say,
indeed,
i' faith,
let me tell you,
why,
give me leave to say,
marry,
you may be sure,
I'd have you to know;
upon my word,
upon my honor;
by my troth,
egad,
I assure you;
by jingo,
by Jove,
by George,
&c.;
troth,
seriously,
sadly;
in sadness,
in sober sadness,
in truth,
in earnest;
of a truth,
truly,
perdy†,
in all conscience,
upon oath;
be assured
etc.
(belief)
484;
yes
etc.
(assent)
488;
I'll warrant,
I'll warrant you,
I'll engage,
I'll answer for it,
I'll be bound,
I'll venture to say,
I'll take my oath;
in fact,
forsooth,
joking apart;
so help me God;
not to mince the matter.
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2 indeed
used as an interjection An expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc..
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