unquestionably

adverb

as in certainly
without any question given his experience, he is unquestionably the right person for this job

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Recent Examples of unquestionably Rat aside, the mental health of Cubs fans was almost always in question, thanks to a team that went from ridiculously good to unquestionably bad and then back to good again. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026 Sheamus won almost every title there was to win and his career will unquestionably earn him a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 As the matriarch of the Partridge family, Shirley Jones was unquestionably the leading lady of the series. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 Music unquestionably makes every podcast, campaign, and social post better. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026 Ohtani is unquestionably the biggest star in the sport — evident by the roughly 15 traveling media members covering the team, easily the most for any road team coming to West Sacramento, half of whom report for Japanese outlets. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 The Bay Area was handed, unquestionably, the worst slate of group-stage games FIFA’s bureaucrats could manifest — five equivalents of a Tuesday night MACtion football game in a November blizzard. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 June 2026 Leading the team to the World Cup Soccer is unquestionably booming in the United States, and the second World Cup on American shores is being met with passion and excitement. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 But Iran is unquestionably stronger and more emboldened. — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unquestionably
  1. certainly
  2. definitely
  3. surely
  4. sure
  5. clearly
  6. probably
  7. undoubtedly
Adverb
  • An Argentina semifinal win now gives Messi the chance — in what almost certainly will be his final match on the World Cup stage —- to make his country the first back-to-back champion since Brazil in 1958 and ‘62.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Greek goddess-like beauty is certainly having a moment thanks to the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of certainly
Adverb
  • So that was definitely one of the very appealing parts of this package.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 July 2026
  • She was definitely received like a rock star surprising their fans.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of definitely
Adverb
  • The French surely will consider Saturday’s consolation match a massive letdown.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • And if the lights at Arrowhead are too big for them, surely something could be arranged to have Kauffman be a better fit.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of surely
Adverb
  • Kennedy, a shortstop who hails from Fort Worth, improved his play dramatically after undergoing LASIK surgery, and scouts sure took notice.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
  • The flushing of a borehole doesn’t land well in a gala slideshow, but installing a new water system in a new community sure does.
    — Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of sure
Adverb
  • The video clearly showed the forward had dived after a tackle from Leandro Paredes.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Paramount already offered concessions to Bonta to avert a lawsuit, but Bonta and his counterparts clearly wanted more.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of clearly
Adverb
  • Managers expecting Spain to reach the final should strongly consider owning him and Yamal, but this is probably a strategy more suited to those chasing — Spain will be underdogs against France.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Well, the answer is probably Andrew Watt, a 35-year-old who has built a reputation for hunkering down in the studio with rock legends or pop stars to craft sleek, sturdy albums.
    — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 13 July 2026
Definition of probably
Adverb
  • Oman undoubtedly has the weakest air defense of all of the GCC states, with its most advanced system being the NASAMS-2 medium-range air defense system.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The World Cup undoubtedly whipped up fans’ soccer fever, though Republic FC’s win over Rhode Island FC on Wednesday drew only a moderate-sized crowd by its standards.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of undoubtedly

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