Thesaurus results for SURELY

surely

adverb

ˈshu̇r-lē

Definition of surely

as in certainly

without any question surely there's something I can do to help

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Recent Examples of surely Owner Josh Harris will surely reflect on Sunday’s tie with the Giants when considering his coach’s fate. — Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026 Lennon, the Boone County clerk, predicted that there will be uncertainty as to whether the election winners can even be seated in Congress; surely, there will be litigation to that end. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 For those oligarchs, the money to be made must surely be the compensation – financial, if not moral – for making the thing that could kill us all. — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Hilton, an immigrant and the son of immigrants, surely knows this. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surely

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely

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

Problems emerge when those distinctive flavors don’t incorporate into the overall mix or too clearly smack of other artists’ sauce.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
The key is helping prospective employers clearly see how those strengths translate to their current needs.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of clearly

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