Thesaurus results for UNDOUBTEDLY

undoubtedly

adverb

Definition of undoubtedly

as in certainly

without any question we will undoubtedly have to do some editing of our home video

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Recent Examples of undoubtedly Achieving complete reusability with an orbital rocket has never been done before, so SpaceX’s engineering team will undoubtedly face some significant hurdles. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 His favorite part of his job today, undoubtedly, is interacting with customers. — Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 The Leadership Opportunity The coming years will undoubtedly bring more capable AI systems. — Elisa Mallis, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The coach, father and best friend who taught Dante Reno to play and love football undoubtedly taught his son how to handle all the adversity that comes with it. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 The gentle giants undoubtedly picked up on Abrams’ good vibes, and the same could be said for audiences in 2026. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 The quick thinking to observe, to then park and follow someone into the school is incredible and undoubtedly saved people. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Other factors — including ESPN's improved relationship with the NFL — undoubtedly played a role as well. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 That celebration undoubtedly would last quite a bit longer than his trips around the bases. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undoubtedly

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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

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August Barron was one of the breakout shows of the season; this windswept look will surely find its way onto the right red carpet.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
To move forward and, one day, make reparation would surely mean including voices that might have made Mike Wallace nervous, and perhaps fall well outside Weiss’s favored forty-yard lines.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of surely

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After all, Jonathan, who was probably alive for President Andrew Jackson's second inauguration in 1833, is still thriving.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
But being an editor probably makes writing first drafts harder, or at least slower.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of probably

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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

Unwinding the administration’s investments would prove legally and politically difficult — but Democrats likely won’t want to, at least not right away.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Global energy markets are likely more than a year away from returning to normal, the head of the International Energy Agency warned on Tuesday.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

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