Synonyms for certainly
ˈsɜr tn licer·tain·ly

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1. certainlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   without a doubt, indubitably, wis, sure thing, beyond doubt, undoubtedly

2. certainlyadverb

   In a way which is certain; with certainty.

   Synonyms:
   sure thing, without a doubt, undoubtedly, beyond doubt, indubitably, wis

3. certainlyadverb

   Without doubt, surely; of course.

   Synonyms:
   sure thing, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, beyond doubt, wis

4. certainlyadverb

   An emphatic affirmative answer.

   Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.

   Synonyms:
   without a doubt, sure thing, wis, beyond doubt, indubitably, undoubtedly

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 4 votes

1. certainly

   Synonyms:
   surely, positively, unquestionably

   Antonyms:
   possibly, probably, perhaps, contingently, doubtfully, occasionally

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

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:
   surely, for sure, sure as shooting, sure, for certain, sure enough

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1. definetly

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2. definitly

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1. List of paraphrases for "certainly":

   surely, definitely, undoubtedly, indeed, doubtless, admittedly, absolutely, clearly, obviously, sure, unquestionably, really, probably, naturally, undeniably, truly, doubt, toki, indisputably, decidedly

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1. Jastrowski Mano:

   But more research is definitely needed to figure out which adolescents benefit the most from mindfulness meditation, and in what ways, that said, many schools are very enthusiastic about and open to integrating mindfulness practices into their schools, so it is certainly something worth considering.

2. Ricky Nietubicz:

   We’re certainly not looking to take anything away from the private sector, it’s a huge project, so we want to make sure we’re going into this with eyes wide open.

3. Heather Patisaul:

   Because everybody is different, it is impossible to know what the 'right' amount of soy is, but people can certainly go overboard, for people wanting to achieve a reasonably healthy protein intake without experiencing possibly negative effects of soy, there is no need to have soy at every meal or to replace all foods [like milk and cheese] with soy-based ones.

4. Eric Schmidt:

   I can tell you today if you have something that needs to be secure, your best place to keep it is in Gmail, it’s attacked all day and [hackers] don’t get in. It’s certainly far more secure than anything you’re going to find in the U.S. government.

5. Miriam Beard:

   Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.