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 The perception surely irked a man who was just following organizational advice, but Claire never backed down from his role in the deal. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Even someone who has not had the wrenching experience of reading his book would surely find these portraits exceptionally moving. — Alan Hollinghurst, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026 The coming IPOs from Anthropic and OpenAI will surely bring more debate over whether their revenue can catch up to the labs’ lofty valuations. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Heather is absolutely tickled and lets out a cackle, because that little bit surely hits even harder if the FBI has actually busted up one of your cast trips before. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surely

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surely

Adverb

Next-level attentiveness from friendly staff certainly helps.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Skydance certainly seems interested in moving quickly to bring back certain franchises.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

So these are the scheduling quirks that come with our awesome move to nine games that has sure looked so great here lately.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Some cold cases do eventually thaw…the result of a crisis of conscience or a dying declaration, but in the case of Shergar, sure seems like a long shot.

— Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sure

Adverb

Nothing seems to be too much trouble for the staff who clearly have an affection for the property and its owners, with many having worked there for decades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The hot mic saw to it that Rodgers' message to McCarthy was loud and clear and any amateur lip reader could also clearly decipher the head coach's response to his quarterback who spent 13 seasons with him in Green Bay.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

Brower and Simone learned that pigeons were a common source of food for people thousands of years ago and used the sun, and probably the earth's magnetic field, for navigation.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Jack Wolf Westwood Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026