• IPA: /ɪnˈdiːd/

indeed (not comparable)

1. (modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

   Synonyms: certainly, definitely, in fact, indubitably, really, surely, truly, undoubtedly, Thesaurus:actually

   Indeed, he made several misplays.

   Yes, I do indeed look very similar to you.

   • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175 ↗:

     Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:

     With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get{{...}

2. (degree, after the adjective modified) In fact.

   As a soccer player, he is terrible indeed.

• French: certainement, vraiment, en effet
• German: in der Tat
• Italian: infatti, davvero
• Portuguese: de fato, realmente
• Russian: в са́мом де́ле
• Spanish: de hecho, realmente, efectivamente, verdaderamente, en realidad, de veras, sin duda, en verdad, en efecto

• Italian: realmente, effettivamente
• Portuguese: realmente
• Spanish: de hecho, realmente, efectivamente, verdaderamente

1. Indicates emphatic agreement.

   Synonyms: absolutely, for real, forsooth, indubitably, sure thing, true that

   "I am a great runner." "Indeed!"

2. ngd With interrogative intonation (low-high) indicates serious doubt.

   "I am a great runner." "Indeed?"

• French: bien sûr, certes, en effet
• German: in der Tat, genau
• Italian: infatti, già
• Portuguese: de fato, sem dúvida
• Russian: в са́мом де́ле
• Spanish: claro, por supuesto, desde luego, efectivamente, de veras, en efecto, en verdad, sin duda, de hecho