doubtless

1 of 2

adverb

doubt·​less ˈdau̇t-ləs How to pronounce doubtless (audio)
1
: without doubt
2

doubtless

2 of 2

adjective

: free from doubt : certain
doubtlessly adverb
doubtlessness noun

Examples of doubtless in a Sentence

Adverb she is doubtless the one and only girl for me doubtless you have heard this story before, but I'll tell it anyway Adjective another one of his doubtless predictions that will never come true
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
Before the month is out, there will doubtless be more developments in Florida, too, and in the fourth criminal case against Trump, in Georgia, in which he is charged with conspiring to overturn the election results in that state. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024 Texas and California — strange political bedfellows, which is doubtless the point — have seceded, forming the Western Alliance. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024 This is great news for Pixel 8 owners, who will doubtless be awaiting the next feature drop with excitement. David Phelan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 While Michigan football's title-winning squad doubtless had loads of talent in 2023, the Wolverines (on paper, at least) were something of an outlier among champions of the playoff era. Austin Curtright, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2024 Kahan will headline Saturday (Sept. 14) and Springsteen will close out the festival with a doubtless epic performance on Sunday night. Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024 Maye’s numbers production dipped from 2022 to 2023, but his size (6-4, 229), arm and mobility are doubtless going to draw (unfair) comparisons to Josh Allen … which might even influence New England’s regime just a tad given what the Buffalo star has put the Patriots through in recent years. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024 Pleasant surprises are among the most rewarding things about watching movies, and 2024 will doubtless bring plenty. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024 These technologies have doubtless helped the IDF advance deep into Gaza, kill over 9,000 Hamas fighters, and keep its own casualties down to fewer than three Israeli soldiers killed per day, a remarkably low tally by the standards of grueling urban warfare. Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Even moderately keen cornering produces body roll and would bring doubtless admonition from the rear seats. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023 And the all-boffo, all-the-time production is exhausting (which is doubtless why the rare quiet moments stand out). Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2022 In the tradition of superpower summits, Biden and Xi doubtless hope to declare their meeting a success — if only by the hard-to-measure standard of stabilizing U.S.-China relations. Doyle McManuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2022 Like Shannon, Natalie followed a circuitous musical path, dabbling in noise rock and once fronting a band called Satanized, doubtless to the delight of her Pentecostal parents. Daniel De Visé, SPIN, 13 Sep. 2022 Much of the adhesion was doubtless down to the prototype's track-biased Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2022 Emerging-market currencies are doubtless in for another several months of rollercoaster-like volatility, even assuming that the Fed’s currently uber-hawkish stance starts to soften a bit. Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The doctrine was doubtless even more untenable in the 1920s and 1930s, when Rivera — responding to revolutions in Mexico and Russia, to the Great Depression and to the rise of fascism — made his immensely influential murals. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Part of it is doubtless the enchanted, silvery atmosphere of Severance, but there is always a sense of occasion when this orchestra performs. New York Times, 22 May 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of doubtless was in the 14th century

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“Doubtless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubtless. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.

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doubtless

1 of 2 adverb
doubt·​less ˈdau̇t-ləs How to pronounce doubtless (audio)

doubtless

2 of 2 adjective
: free from doubt : certain
doubtlessly adverb

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