Synonyms for surely
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Adverb
1. Certainly — certainly, undoubtedly
certainly, inevitably, undoubtedly, assuredly, truly, sure enough, positively, sure as shooting, ineluctably, sure dated, forsooth formal dated, wis dated rare
Definitions
- adv. 1
Certainly, undoubtedly.
Surely, you must be joking.
Example sentences
- certainly At that time the snow plow was certainly our hero.
- inevitably An oni will appear inevitably to those who fear oni.
- undoubtedly This is undoubtedly the best country in the world.
- assuredly This is assuredly the most boring video I've ever watched.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| surely | steady | |
| certainly | steady | |
| inevitably | steady | |
| undoubtedly | falling | |
| assuredly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- wis1
- 4 letters
- sure1
- 5 letters
- truly2
- 6 letters
- firmly2
- 8 letters
- securely3, forsooth
- 9 letters
- certainly3, assuredly4
- 10 letters
- inevitably5, positively4
- 11 letters
- undoubtedly4, ineluctably
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (truly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sûrement
- Italiano
- sicuramente
- Català
- amb seguretat