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Definitions

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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Zelensky this week signalled he was ready for a truce over the Easter holidays, but the Kremlin said it had not received "clearly formulated" proposals.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

We’ve become the model, and that model tied to Dudamel’s charismatic positivity has been clearly embraced by the New York Philharmonic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Iran, he said, had been completely obliterated, yet it clearly hasn’t.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

At the beginning of the war, exact U.S. objectives weren’t clearly or formally stated, and I guessed the president would make them clear the day operations cease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

He could see these people a little better because his eyes weren't quite so new, so he blinked to focus more clearly and stared up at them.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.