surely

adverb

How many syllables in surely?

There are 2 syllables in the word surely.

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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

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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