surely
adverbHow many syllables in surely?
There are 2 syllables in the word surely.How to pronounce surely:
Definition of surely:
- surely (adverb):
- in a sure manner
- am I not right in thinking that?
- definitely or positively (sure' is sometimes used informally forsurely').
Synonyms for surely:
assuredly
certainly
clearly
damn well
definitely
doubtless
easily
for certain
indeed
indisputably
it must be the case that
likely
obviously
perhaps
plainly
possibly
probably
really
so
sure
sure as shooting
sure enough
truly
undeniably
undoubtedly
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Antonyms for surely:
doubted
doubtful
doubtfully
dubious
dubiously
fairly
falsely
fraudulently
inaccurately
inadequately
incomplete
incompletely
incorrectly
indefinite
indefinitely
mistakenly
not sure
partially
partly
possibly
probably
questionable
questionably
reasonably
somewhat
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