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Synonyms for certainly

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · adverb

The senseadverbTier 1, Foothills

definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely')

She certainly is a hard worker.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

surely

Same sentence, swapped: She surely is a hard worker.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for certainly as it is used in the sentence above.

seriously
obviously
actually

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Closest first: other words at Foothills, then their alphabetical neighbours.

leadnountrackevidence pointing to a possible solutionFoothillsThinking and knowingHas a reason line leftadjectiveoddnot used upFoothills levelverb, adjectiveevenmake level or straightFoothillsContact and joining2 sensesHas a reason line liftnounraisethe act of raising somethingFoothillsActions2 senses limitverbboundplace limits on (extent or amount or access)FoothillsChange2 sensesHas a reason line lineverb, noundrawmake a mark or lines on a surfaceFoothillsContact and joining2 sensesHas a reason line listverb, nounnamegive or make a list ofFoothillsCommunication2 sensesHas a reason line listeningnounhearingthe act of hearing attentivelyFoothillsActionsHas a reason line

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