CONCLUSIVELY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

conclusively

adverb

Definition of conclusively

as in definitely

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Recent Examples of conclusively About the latter the seamlessly professional staff stays conclusively mum, but know that there have been plenty here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 The authors did not, unlike the other report, conclusively say a genocide did not occur. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Determining conclusively whether life actually took hold will require bringing such rocks back to laboratories on Earth. — Ashwin R. Vasavada, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Deputies said forensic testing conclusively identified Oxendine as the suspect. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The defense conclusively finished off a win, checking off one of the most important boxes of August with a Sharpie. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Astronomers have caught glimpses of this elusive phenomenon before, but not conclusively. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The main concern was around whether vapors were rising up through the soils, which tests conclusively disputed, Solomon said. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 On Monday, the country’s parliament overwhelmingly voted for a landmark bill aimed at conclusively ending more than 40 years of conflict with its substantial Kurdish ethnic minority. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclusively

Adverb

Issa doesn’t really want to sleep with Anton, and Anton definitely doesn’t want to sleep with Issa, but both of them do want to sleep with Paul Baker.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The video was definitely a hit, but for a parent, that much attention can bring mixed emotions, especially when some of the reactions include praise but others are not so kind.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of definitely

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Murray Hill is broadly defined as the area east of Madison Avenue from 34th to 40th Street, although the boundaries are muddy, particularly the southern one, which fades into the gray zone of Kips Bay–Rose Hill–Gramercy Park.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
How does the experience of these White House mothers fit into what's happening to working moms more broadly?

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of broadly

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Apple was widely criticized in the late 2000s for not volunteering more information about Jobs’ health, especially as concerns about his gaunt appearance battered the company’s shares.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Moscow has been widely accused by Western officials of running a years-long campaign of sabotage and disruption with the aim of undermining support for Ukraine and destabilizing European nations.

— Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of widely

Adverb

There are usually mixed reactions to male midwives, said Blandina Motaung, a representative of the United National Population Fund, which works extensively with midwives in Lesotho.

— Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Kaepernick spoke extensively with Harbaugh during the summer of 2017.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of extensively

Adverb

The table then stows away, and the bench cushions rearrange to create a side-facing love seat positioned perfectly for viewing the drop-down projection screen just above the entryway.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
On the plus side, Ritchson and Wilson display a winning chemistry, their contrasting physicality and acting styles working perfectly for their characters.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of perfectly

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Kristen Fisher said families generally were told simply that there were some staffing changes at the facility.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Thematic methodologies have been one of the downfalls of contemporary museology (and art history) generally, a crisis of collective memory and the historical imagination overall.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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