Thesaurus results for CLEARLY

clearly

adverb

ˈklir-lē

Definition of clearly

as in certainly

without any question your grandmother clearly needs to get her finances organized before she gets into further trouble

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Recent Examples of clearly The market has clearly come around to the idea that the artificial intelligence boom will supercharge cybersecurity, not displace it. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 A professional goal becomes easier to reach when success is clearly defined. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 For Newcastle to be able to successfully execute his philosophy this season, Jaissle deemed such an addition essential, and clearly communicated that to the hierarchy. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Kushner and Iger were mired in a lengthy battle to gain approval for an NBA expansion franchise Las Vegas and clearly viewed the Lakers as a better opportunity. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clearly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly

Adverb

Horror fans will certainly want to check it out, especially during spooky season.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
This certainly won’t be the last discussion the Broward School Board has on Schools of Hope.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

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

Adverb

The competition at Minnesota for the place kicking job has sure become complicated.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
That sure suggests Freeman (Fargo, The Hobbit) is playing the same role Martin did, though right now, Hoffman and the OMITB team aren’t ready to share anything more officially.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sure

Adverb

Not a forest by any means, but a small woods where there are squirrels and chipmunks, probably snakes and skunks, rabbits and, now and then, passing through on some mysterious transient route, a deer or a family of deer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
And that’s probably going to be an extra big problem when people are cooped up at a remote mining outpost.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of probably

Adverb

Then the Valkyries really pressed their advantage with a prolific scoring start to the fourth, pushing the lead to 14 points midway through the period.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The first hearings would find out what really happened aboard the Ford and the Abe.

— John Seiler, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026