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indeed
adverb in·deed \in-ˈdēd\
: without any question
—used in response to a statement that is regarded as doubtful or surprising
—used when making a statement that adds to or strengthens a previous statement
Full Definition of INDEED
1
: without any question : truly, undeniably —often used interjectionally to express irony or disbelief or surprise
2
: in reality
3
: all things considered : as a matter of fact
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First Known Use of INDEED
14th century
Related to INDEED
- Synonyms
- all right, alright, assuredly, certainly, clearly, definitely, doubtless, easily, forsooth, hands down, inarguably, incontestably, incontrovertibly, indisputably, plainly, really, so, sure, surely, truly, unarguably, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably, by all means, by all odds, damn well, for certain, for sure
Rhymes with INDEED
accede, airspeed, bindweed, birdseed, blueweed, bourride, breast-feed, bur reed, burweed, cheerlead, chickweed, concede, crossbreed, cudweed, debride, degreed, duckweed, exceed, fairlead, fern seed, fireweed, flaxseed, force-feed, free reed, Godspeed, ground speed, gulfweed, half-breed, hand-feed, hawkweed, hayseed, high-speed, horseweed, impede, implead, inbreed, ironweed, Jamshid, jetbead, knapweed, knotweed, linseed, lip-read, milkweed, misdeed, mislead, misread, moonseed, nosebleed, off-speed, oilseed, pigweed, pinweed, pokeweed, pondweed, precede, proceed, proofread, ragweed, rapeseed, recede, reseed, rockweed, seaweed, secede, self-feed, Siegfried, sight-read, silkweed, smartweed, snakeweed, sneezeweed, speed-read, spoon-feed, stall-feed, stampede, stickseed, stickweed, stinkweed, succeed, ten-speed, tickseed, warp speed, weak-kneed, witchweed, wormseed
INDEED Defined for Kids
indeed
adverb in·deed \in-ˈdēd\
Definition of INDEED for Kids
: truly <… their plan was indeed a risky one. — Lemony Snicket, The Austere Academy>
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