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In some senses, actually is marked as obsolete, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
finished, friendly, growing, half, heavy, leading, light, old
The project was actually finished earlier than we had expected.
VERB + ACTUALLY
didn't, firms, looks, sentences, think, work
I didn't actually think about that until you mentioned it just now.
ACTUALLY + NOUN
accident, cahoots, sister, years
My brother and I are actually in cahoots to surprise Mom for her birthday.
PREP.
across, in, with, with
I didn't agree with him at first, but actually in practice it worked out better than expected.
ADV.
nearly, passively
She nearly actually fell off the ladder when she missed that step.