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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I have experienced so many different situations that you thought the player is already here and then he is not here, or you thought the player would definitely stay and then he leaves.

From Barron's

“It’s definitely a chip on our shoulder,” Indiana cornerback D’Angelo Ponds said.

From Los Angeles Times

Read: ‘The bulls are definitely spooked’: Has silver’s stunning rise this year run out of steam?

From MarketWatch

"So there's definitely some benefit to using the sauna but the question is whether that's a long-term health benefit or more of a psychological one."

From BBC

We definitely won't have enough to win the game, but I am never going to say we will get beaten - I can't do that.

From BBC

definitely

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