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clearly

[kleer-lee] / ˈklɪər li /
ADVERB
without any doubt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparently certainly definitely distinctly evidently obviously openly plainly positively precisely seemingly surely undoubtedly
WEAK
acutely audibly beyond doubt conspicuously decidedly discernibly incontestably incontrovertibly indubitably lucidly manifestly markedly noticeably overtly patently penetratingly perceptibly prominently purely recognizably sharply sonorously translucently transparently undeniably unmistakably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully dubiously equivocally questionably uncertain
WEAK
indefinitely indistinctly mysteriously vaguely

Example Sentences

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“Clearly I disagreed with the call. Clearly it was icing,” Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

"Clearly he's in a very good place at the moment and momentum is with him," Russell said.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Clearly, global investors no longer see Treasurys as a guaranteed safe haven.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Clearly this isn’t an investment—a “yes” bet doesn’t speed up Jesus’s return.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Clearly, there were some fundamental changes before 1608, but in many respects Renaissance science was essentially an extension of classical science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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