certainly

cer·tain·ly

adverb \-lē\

: without doubt

: of course

Full Definition of CERTAINLY

1

:  in a manner that is certain :  with certainty

2

:  it is certain that :  assuredly

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Examples of CERTAINLY

1. It will certainly rain tomorrow.
2. This year's festival was certainly much better than last year's.
3. I'm certainly going to try.
4. The new version is most certainly easier to use.
5. The snake that bit her was almost certainly poisonous.

First Known Use of CERTAINLY

14th century

Related to CERTAINLY

Synonyms

all right, alright, assuredly, indeed, clearly, definitely, doubtless, easily, forsooth, hands down, inarguably, incontestably, incontrovertibly, indisputably, plainly, really, so, sure, surely, truly, unarguably, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably

Related Words

conceivably, likely, perhaps, possibly, probably; obviously, unmistakably