Antonyms for certainly
ˈsɜr tn licer·tain·ly

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. certainlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   without a doubt, indubitably, wis, sure thing, beyond doubt, undoubtedly

2. certainlyadverb

   In a way which is certain; with certainty.

   Synonyms:
   sure thing, without a doubt, undoubtedly, beyond doubt, indubitably, wis

3. certainlyadverb

   Without doubt, surely; of course.

   Synonyms:
   sure thing, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, beyond doubt, wis

4. certainlyadverb

   An emphatic affirmative answer.

   Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.

   Synonyms:
   without a doubt, sure thing, wis, beyond doubt, indubitably, undoubtedly

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 4 votes

1. certainly

   Antonyms:
   possibly, probably, perhaps, contingently, doubtfully, occasionally

   Synonyms:
   surely, positively, unquestionably

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shootingadverb

   definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

   "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come"

   Synonyms:
   surely, for sure, sure as shooting, sure, for certain, sure enough

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limbo

   Submitted by anonymous on March 24, 2020  

2. nuh-uh

   Submitted by acronimous on July 17, 2023  

How to use certainly in a sentence?

1. Eitan Ben-David:

   These foreign fighters can certainly pose a grave danger internally, so the Shin Bet (security service) and all the state system is doing very good work in foiling this threat, which could be a kind of spreading cancer, to our satisfaction, the situation is reasonable. It is not like any European country, nor even America, or places like China or Russia which have had a great number of homegrown ISIS fighters.

2. Cory Williams:

   Reducing our volume is certainly a huge component of getting our seismic activity under control.

3. Jason Garrett:

   Obviously, it's a tragic time in our country's history and just having been here, the memories are really vivid for me. I can remember so many specific details of the day and certainly the week and the time to follow. It just was a really, really sad time. One of the great takeaways – I actually was talking to Kerry Collins about this the other night — it was just amazing how this area and our country, in many ways our world, came together after 9/11.

4. Michael McConnell:

   My clients are certainly not better off, they lose money.

5. Bill Stone:

   There are certainly many stories about hedge fund withdrawals in the press, however, our data doesn’t show a dramatic shift.

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