Synonyms for surely
ˈʃʊər li, ˈʃɜr-sure·ly

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1. surelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   certainly, wis

2. surelyadverb

   without fail.

   slowly but surely

   Synonyms:
   certainly, wis

3. surelyadverb

   certainly, undoubtedly.

   Surely, you must be joking.

   Synonyms:
   wis, certainly

4. surelyadverb

   with confidence.

   his feet were planted surely on the ground

   Synonyms:
   certainly, wis

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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:
   certainly, for sure, sure as shooting, sure, for certain, sure enough

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   certainly, undoubtedly, assuredly, sure, without doubt

2. surelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   safely, securely, firmly

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1. List of paraphrases for "surely":

   certainly, undoubtedly, definitely, probably, doubtless, sure, clearly, obviously, indeed, unquestionably

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1. Sabelo Simbeku:

   The perception of the township is changing, slowly but surely. Gradually white people are coming to Khayelitsha also, the space is open, the market is open. Their fear is slowly dying down. They are coming here to enjoy themselves and experience ikasi (township) culture.

2. Glen Meadows:

   It’s something Bart Crattie’re kind of like,' It is n’t going to happen,' that’s just not going to happen. Surely we can figure out a way to resolve this.

3. Ryan Gosling:

   I just would like to try and thank one person properly and say that while I was singing and dancing and playing piano and having one of the best experiences I've ever had on a film, my lady was raising our daughter, pregnant with our second and trying to help her brother fight his battle with cancer, if she hadn't have taken all that on so that I could have this experience, it would surely be someone else up here other than me today.

4. Kim Hong-kyun:

   Bolton may not be loved by everyone but surely was a bulwark against a half-baked nuclear deal with North Korea, knowing very well about its negotiating tactics, now that he's gone, just at a time when the two countries are talking about restarting working-level talks, North Korea would try to make various attempts and use tricks to turn things to their advantage, seeing this as a chance to score points without defense from the other side.

5. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani:

   The way this agreement is applied can have an impact on the future, if it is well applied it can lay the foundation for fewer tensions with the United States, creating the conditions to open a new era. But if the Americans don't respect their part of the nuclear accord, then surely our relationship will remain as it has been in the past.