DECISIVELY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

decisively

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Definition of decisively

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of decisively The Chiefs offense changed decisively with Walker in the backfield. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 For homeowners who know what major repairs actually run, the math can work decisively in your favor. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 The better approach is to set a clear strategic direction early, make the big calls decisively and ship. — Priya Gill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 For much of the past year, the forecaster has called the Senate decisively for Republicans. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Her canvases seemed to flirt with a Neo-Expressionism that their milieu—and her own thinking—had decisively rejected. — Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The neckline sits around $130-$133, and yesterday's move pushed decisively through that ceiling and into the prior highs above it. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 In the February election, Bhumjaithai shocked most observers by decisively topping the polls, winning 192 seats to the People’s Party’s 120 seats. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026 And collectively, after decisively losing Wednesday’s practice, the Falcons delivered a much more competitive effort Thursday. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisively

Adverb

To their credit, several of them clearly took a great interest in learning basic Greenlandic words, facts, and folklore, and were eager to share.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Many could barely see the painting clearly with their own eyes, yet they were focused on capturing it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

These were authentic—but, after so many generations of semi-random recombination, not all of the Hemings descendants had enough genetic overlap with Thomas to definitively rule out Randolph.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Yet there are still plenty of concerns expressed in private about whether China’s troubled economy will definitively benefit from the AI boom.

— Rana Mitter, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of definitively

Adverb

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, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of conclusively

Adverb

There are certainly French sensibilities that shape the experience too, from the entertainment to the dining, which is always French at heart.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Any deal would almost certainly need to accept the Houthis’ participation in Yemeni politics and provide the group economic benefits, possibly including a share of Yemen’s oil revenues.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

More is surely going on, undetected or unreported, even as there has been a minor online symphony of whistle-blowing, alarm-bell tolling, and pleas for legislative action.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
The clothes, which always carried an element of tongue-in-cheek, paraded this sense of an triumphal ascent as surely as the Europeans had done with their get-ups in the late seventeenth century.

— Lucy Sante, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of surely

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Forty-six years later, women have undoubtedly made enormous strides in the workplace.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Highlights from the collection, where the standard is high enough to undoubtedly make headlines the day of the sale, are below.

— Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of undoubtedly

Adverb

Sid Vicious, six months before his debut as the Sex Pistols’ new bassist, was most assuredly a novice on the drums.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
While some category-defining domain names will assuredly become tomorrow’s durable digital assets, some will prove to be mere expensive bets that the language market later drops.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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