CONCLUSIVELY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

conclusively

adverb

Definition of conclusively

as in definitely

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Recent Examples of conclusively The discoveries will undergo further study, though officials did not report finding any artifacts conclusively linked to Earhart's missing aircraft. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 By his account, the graph conclusively showed that the war with Iran was behind the rise in diesel prices, not Ukraine’s refinery strikes. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026 New York City police security camera footage released by the department last week shows some of the encounter but doesn’t conclusively show how the shooting happened. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Studies have not conclusively shown, however, whether continuing a business within the family is clearly better or worse for its bottom line than having outsiders manage it. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 The Indiana effort soon flamed out conclusively; a bloc of Republicans in the state Senate voted it down, holding firm even amid bomb threats and swatting attacks. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 The solar panels and their connected components were not conclusively found to be the cause of the fire, but the investigation could not rule them out. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Not because one September game tells us conclusively whether Florida hired the right coach or Auburn hired the wrong one. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 To be sure, scientists have not yet conclusively established that humanity’s burning of fossil fuels is increasing or intensifying El Niño. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclusively

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Halloween candy hasn’t even been handed out yet, but Hilary Duff is definitely in a Christmas mood already.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Nolan will, most definitely, be in the running for best director once again, while the likes of Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Morton, and Robert Pattinson are jostling for position in the various acting races.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of definitely

Adverb

As the new technology pervades the campaign trail ahead of a crucial midterm election, Ridout warned the consequences of AI ads go beyond just individual elections and have the potential to shape the very psychology of elections more broadly.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
For the better part of the first quarter of this century, the rise of Big Tech has made computer science (CS), and computing education more broadly, among the most popular subjects in American higher education.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of broadly

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As social media continue to act as a cultural megaphone, content creators are now widely seen as an essential part of marketing for companies of all kinds, including retailers and coffee chains.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
It is widely considered the single strongest bond in organic chemistry.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of widely

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By ratio, the Jim Crow laws led to higher percentages of people being disenfranchised in the United States, according to historian Carole Anderson, who has written extensively about voter suppression of Black communities.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Glass Half Full works extensively with puppets, and this production is no exception.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of extensively

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Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis have created perfectly stormy weather for an autumn of protests in Europe.

— Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of perfectly

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Outgoing ranking members Angie Craig of Minnesota and Nydia Velázquez of New York are also behind, though retiring members and frontliners generally don’t pay dues in full.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Southern accented candidates are generally heard as more conservative than those without a Southern accent, particularly to Democratic listeners.

— Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

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