Thesaurus results for SURELY

surely

adverb

ˈshu̇r-lē

Definition of surely

as in certainly

without any question surely there's something I can do to help

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Recent Examples of surely The city could not and cannot afford it, as Pritzker surely knew. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The highfalutin Dodgers organization has surely been humbled by this. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 This is surely why Meta decided that Muse needed an Ideas tab full of small tasks the AI agent can do. — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026 There are several other prominent characters like Dain Aetos, Liam Mairi or Rhiannon Matthias who will surely be announced as production ramps up. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surely

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely

Adverb

While the iPhone Duo’s software certainly felt much smoother and more fluid than Android alternatives, many of its core features have been available on Samsung or Google phones for years.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
From broader cultural debates, including race and equity, to how the league enforces its rules, there are certainly things the new WNBA commissioner will need to address next season and beyond.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

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

Orantes also expressed frustration with the handling of her father’s arrest — to which federal authorities had clearly alerted some media, who were brought along for the raid.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Albertsons’ reply will clearly be that trying hard was not what Kroger promised.

— Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

So the theoretical maximum is 256 ESSMs rather than 64 missiles, although a practical loadout would probably mix missile types.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The overall answer probably won't surprise you, but the nitty-gritty details might.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026