undoubtedly

adverb

Definition of undoubtedlynext
as in certainly
without any question we will undoubtedly have to do some editing of our home video

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Recent Examples of undoubtedly 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 This is Year 3 of this segment being the closing part of the column and this is, undoubtedly, the most eye-opening score in all that time. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The news of San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York’s arrest in Ohio Sunday for initially engaging in prostitution is undoubtedly embarrassing for York and concerning for the franchise. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Executives for both NBCUniversal and Comcast have previously thrown cold water on the idea that the separation was for the purpose of dealmaking, but each company will undoubtedly have more avenues for M&A once the spinoff is complete. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 The biggest change in the special teams department will undoubtedly come at punter, where the Bruins lost their starter from 2025 in Will Karoll, who transferred to Texas Tech in the offseason. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 In 2025, the biggest win at the Chinese box office was undoubtedly Ne Zha 2. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 The coach undoubtedly is a Beckham ally, an advocate after enjoying his experience working with Beckham on the Baltimore Ravens in 2023. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undoubtedly
  1. certainly
  2. definitely
  3. surely
  4. sure
  5. probably
  6. clearly
  7. likely
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
Adverb
  • 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
  • Audi’s 1,000-horsepower Nuvolari supercar sure looks like the old R8.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The competition at Minnesota for the place kicking job has sure become complicated.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sure
Adverb
  • There are no Cubs players involved in the TikTok series, the Cubs told me, which is unfortunate since Crow-Armstrong has acting in his DNA — his mother and father are both actors — and probably would be at least as good as Damon.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Tom Even non-football fans can probably guess who this one is about.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of probably
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
  • The price was steep for Evangelista, but the first-round pick will likely be late in the round assuming Colorado remains one of the top teams in the league.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Other people who have these kinds of professions can challenge themselves by not relying on navigation devices, and their brains will likely benefit from it, Wood says.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of likely

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

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