Thesaurus results for CERTAINLY

certainly

adverb

ˈsər-tᵊn-lē

Definition of certainly

as in definitely

without any question certainly, you can come to the party

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Recent Examples of certainly Eyebrows were certainly raised when rumors of the MSG wedding gained traction. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 In other cases, evacuation is the only option, Gagliardini adds—that is certainly true for a glacier collapse or landslide on the scale of what happened in the Himalayas. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 Some jokes in this seminal Judd Apatow comedy are certainly products of the mid-2000s, but much of the movie endures as a genuinely funny and sweet romantic comedy. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 Also taking a significant drop was The Lion King, down $229,489 to $1,591,927, a slip almost certainly the result of Kids’ Night on Broadway taking place last week, the annual promotion that lets kids in free with an accompanying adult. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for certainly

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Issa doesn’t really want to sleep with Anton, and Anton definitely doesn’t want to sleep with Issa, but both of them do want to sleep with Paul Baker.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The video was definitely a hit, but for a parent, that much attention can bring mixed emotions, especially when some of the reactions include praise but others are not so kind.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of definitely

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Future events will always weigh heavy on any prequel, but surely stories have a responsibility to better acknowledge that viewers know what's coming.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Whoever winds up playing Parton on Broadway surely has some enormous rhinestone boots to fill.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of surely

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For years, the SEC and CFTC had not settled that question clearly enough for the market to move with confidence, creating friction when there was none to begin with.

— Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Insofar as these drawings depart from previous works, they were clearly made for a new reason.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of clearly

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There are no Cubs players involved in the TikTok series, the Cubs told me, which is unfortunate since Crow-Armstrong has acting in his DNA — his mother and father are both actors — and probably would be at least as good as Damon.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Tom Even non-football fans can probably guess who this one is about.

— Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of probably

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There’s no point building a humanoid robot that’s really good at a specific task and not very good at generalising.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The joy Lisa has with her RHUGT cast compared with the dread her RHOSLC cast seems to bring her really bums me out — especially because of how much of this trip is championing the sisterhood of Housewives.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

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