definitely

[def-uh-nit-lee] / ˈdɛf ə nɪt li /

ADVERB

certainly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely clearly decidedly doubtless easily finally obviously plainly surely undeniably unequivocally unquestionably

WEAK

beyond any doubt categorically doubtlessly explicitly expressly far and away indubitably no ifs ands or buts about it positively specifically unmistakably without doubt without fail without question

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtedly doubtfully dubiously questionable questionably uncertain

WEAK

indefinitely

Example Sentences

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But some buyers who took a pause then are returning now, she said: “The market’s definitely started to pick up.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Times have definitely changed,” said junior quarterback Chris Fields III of Carson.

From Los Angeles Times

Sinners is his only film role so far, but he said acting "has become something that I definitely want to take seriously and move further in".

From BBC

As she regathers her composure, Alina says she will definitely come back here and welcomes the relief the train brings from the weather and the nightly Russian strikes.

From BBC

“It was a little bit of an accident that we ended up in a band that got popular,” Aaron said, but that’s definitely what happened.

From Los Angeles Times

definitely

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