definitively

adverb

Definition of definitivelynext
as in clearly

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Recent Examples of definitively Here's every one of the director's movies, definitively ranked. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 In these conversations, Scruggs said IMPD leadership could not definitively say if Jett pointed or fired his gun. — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026 In the Northeast, Midwest and parts of the West Coast, rents are definitively higher. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 At the extreme upper end, the study found that a maximum possible prevalence of CTE — if researchers assumed that every former football player had CTE except for the 20 whose brains had definitively been cleared of a diagnosis — was around 97%. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 While scientists around the globe believe there's water ice on the moon, said Ye Peijian, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, no one has definitively found and fully evaluated that resource as yet. — Leonard David, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Lukas Nelson Willie’s son, Lukas Nelson, quit more definitively, swearing off weed and alcohol around 2023. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 The king was not going to miss the chance to use his tremendous new trebuchet, nor the chance to very publicly and definitively (and also literally) crush the last of the Scottish opposition to his reign. — ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 Hisham El-Leithy, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Ahram that further excavation and research is needed in order to definitively confirm the connection. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for definitively
  1. clearly
  2. conclusively
  3. certainly
  4. definitely
  5. surely
  6. undoubtedly
  7. decisively
  8. positively
Adverb
  • For years, the SEC and CFTC had not settled that question clearly enough for the market to move with confidence, creating friction when there was none to begin with.
    — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Insofar as these drawings depart from previous works, they were clearly made for a new reason.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clearly
Adverb
  • 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, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusively
Adverb
  • Five to six years ago, certainly, people were not thinking about agentic AI systems that can plan and complete multi-step tasks with little to no human intervention.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Olsen certainly hurt those around him, too, growing up, especially as his addiction spiraled and his platonic, romantic and familial relationships fell apart.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of certainly
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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  • At the Ed Sullivan, renovated twice in the past three decades, most of that work has surely been done already.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There’s an incantatory quality to their delivery, which is surely intentional.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of surely
Adverb
  • The glasses will continue to proliferate, undoubtedly, but establishments like Basement are holding the line.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • First and foremost, undoubtedly our defence looks several degrees better with the addition of Trafford and Tariq.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of undoubtedly
Adverb
  • In the February election, Bhumjaithai shocked most observers by decisively topping the polls, winning 192 seats to the People’s Party’s 120 seats.
    — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This fortress provides security and structure, creating the freedom to act decisively.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of decisively
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  • The poll showed that 62% of Republicans had a favorable view of McCormick, while 19% of Democrats viewed him positively.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Analyst Kevin Cassidy at Rosenblatt told CNBC on Monday that markets would respond positively to a third-quarter revenue forecast around $105 billion.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of positively

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“Definitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitively. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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