Antonyms for certainly
ˈsɜr tn licer·tain·ly

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. certainlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   without a doubt, indubitably, wis, sure thing, beyond doubt, undoubtedly

2. certainlyadverb

   In a way which is certain; with certainty.

   Synonyms:
   sure thing, without a doubt, undoubtedly, beyond doubt, indubitably, wis

3. certainlyadverb

   Without doubt, surely; of course.

   Synonyms:
   sure thing, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, beyond doubt, wis

4. certainlyadverb

   An emphatic affirmative answer.

   Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.

   Synonyms:
   without a doubt, sure thing, wis, beyond doubt, indubitably, undoubtedly

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 4 votes

1. certainly

   Antonyms:
   possibly, probably, perhaps, contingently, doubtfully, occasionally

   Synonyms:
   surely, positively, unquestionably

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shootingadverb

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

   "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come"

   Synonyms:
   surely, for sure, sure as shooting, sure, for certain, sure enough

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limbo

   Submitted by anonymous on March 24, 2020  

2. nuh-uh

   Submitted by acronimous on July 17, 2023  

How to use certainly in a sentence?

1. Republican Rep. Mark Meadows:

   And candidly it was not the way that I should've answered the questions, certainly is not something that I support from a standpoint of any racial overtones.

2. Ryan Girdusky:

   Certainly, to crack down on sanctuary cities, i don't think that Katherine Steinle's death would have gotten the coverage it did had Donald Trump not been speaking about this.

3. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Of all the species that god created, man remains the most fragile and certainly uncertain, thanks to his histrionic nature!

4. Hillary Clinton:

   I have said publicly no option should be off the table, but I would certainly take nuclear weapons off the table.

5. Osnat Lubrani:

   So certainly in a time of disaster, that makes things very difficult, on the positive side, I think people are extremely resilient.

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