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ˈsɜr tn licer·tain·ly

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Wiktionary1.7 / 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 Antonyms4.5 / 4 votes

  1. certainly

    Synonyms:
    surely, positively, unquestionably

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

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 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 Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. definetly

    Submitted by anonymous on January 24, 2021  
  2. definitly

    Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2019  

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How to use certainly in a sentence?

  1. Kamala Harris:

    I think that it should run its natural course, certainly it shouldn't be motivated by any election or politics at all.

  2. State Fire Marshall Butch Browning:

    If the hate crime definition was violated, we will certainly vet those things out.

  3. Kirsten Gillibrand:

    We certainly stand ready to do both at the same time.

  4. Ryan Glover:

    We believe there is an opportunity to continue to super serve our community by creating a digital bank that maybe the traditional African-American, Latinx banks just don't understand, we certainly know the traditional larger banks don't understand our community.

  5. Thomas Steinemann:

    That's a rather circuitous route, but I want to emphasize that it's certainly plausible.


Translations for certainly

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  • من المؤكد, بدون شك, بدون نقاش, بالتأكيدArabic
  • әлбиттәBashkir
  • несъмнено, безспорно, разбира сеBulgarian
  • certamentCatalan, Valencian
  • nepochybně, určitě, jistě, zajistéCzech
  • natürlich, zweifellos, sicherlich, freilich, gewiss, sicherGerman
  • βεβαίως, ασφαλώς, σίγουραGreek
  • sin duda, ciertamente, por supuestoSpanish
  • بطور محرزPersian
  • ilman muuta, totta kai, kyllä kiitos, todellakin, epäilemättä, varmastiFinnish
  • certainement, sans nul doute, pour sûr, bien sûr, sans aucun doute, évidemment, sûrementFrench
  • בוודאי, בוודאותHebrew
  • अवश्यHindi
  • անկասկած, անշուշտ, իհարկեArmenian
  • certoInterlingua
  • certeIdo
  • certamenteItalian
  • 全く, 確かに, その通り, もちろん, 確実, 絶対, 必ずJapanese
  • 확실히Korean
  • ئه‌کیدKurdish
  • apa ia, anaoa, āpāiaMāori
  • zeker, waarlijk, beslist, en of, voorzekerDutch
  • na pewno, zdecydowanie, z pewnościąPolish
  • sem dúvida, certamentePortuguese
  • bineînțeles, desigurRomanian
  • несомненно, конечно, непременно, наверняка, безусловноRussian
  • dakako, свакако, несумњиво, sigurno, дакако, svakako, наравно, nesumnjivo, naravno, zacijelo, doistaSerbo-Croatian
  • நிச்சயமாகTamil
  • اوشیےUrdu

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