Antonyms for surely
ˈʃʊər li, ˈʃɜr-sure·ly

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1. surelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   certainly, wis

2. surelyadverb

   without fail.

   slowly but surely

   Synonyms:
   certainly, wis

3. surelyadverb

   certainly, undoubtedly.

   Surely, you must be joking.

   Synonyms:
   wis, certainly

4. surelyadverb

   with confidence.

   his feet were planted surely on the ground

   Synonyms:
   certainly, wis

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shootingadverb

   definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

   "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come"

   Synonyms:
   certainly, for sure, sure as shooting, sure, for certain, sure enough

How to use surely in a sentence?

1. Psalm 7711, 12 Bible:

   I will remember the works of the Lord surely I will remember thy wonders of old. I will mediate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

2. Philippe Espinasse:

   The Chinese houses are slowly but surely building up market share at the expense of international players.

3. Nicholas Poehl:

   This is a very young kid, he’s in very trying circumstances to say the least, saying he’s doing well surely wouldn’t be accurate right now, but there is a long way to go.

4. Selahattin Demirtas:

   The AKP government is losing The AKP government support rapidly. The economy is also being dragged into a crisis. The government plans to control the state before hitting rock-bottom, the people in Turkey are fed up with the AKP and want to get rid of them, and the AKP surely knows this.

5. Kelly Osbourne:

   Slowly but surely, I stopped calling my sponsor, slowly but surely, I stopped connecting with my girls. Slowly but surely, one girl relapsed. Then another girl relapsed and then all my friends relapsed.

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