Thesaurus results for CLEARLY

clearly

adverb

ˈklir-lē

Definition of clearly

as in certainly

without any question your grandmother clearly needs to get her finances organized before she gets into further trouble

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Recent Examples of clearly The boundary of life is clearly marked for Austen’s protagonists, in geography as well as in status. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026 With just three weeks until the midterms, Trump is clearly riled about diesel prices and the slow recovery of exports of refined products from the Persian Gulf. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026 That’s not good, and are clearly issues that need to be evaluated, if not fixed during this bye week. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Josh Allen and Matthew Stafford clearly headline the match, but this is bigger than just those two. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clearly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly

Adverb

The song makes clear that while Jake Shane might not be this generation’s Truman Capote, Troye Sivan certainly isn’t either.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
There’s certainly many of these systems that have been found in nature, but a good number of them have gone on to be developed into useful tools.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

Tyson, a student of boxing history, surely would have appreciated a deeper discussion of the role of the Black heavyweight champion in culture.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Unbearably painful and enraging for the one, surely pretty darn awkward for the other.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of surely

Adverb

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

Adverb

And to have this chance to see these birds is really thrilling.

— JOSEPH FREDERICK, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
In Our Opinion goes beyond the headlines to examine what decisions really mean, where policies succeed or fail, and what leaders should do next.

— Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026