Absolutely
Absolutely adverb - Totally and definitely; without question.
Obviously and absolutely are semantically related. in definitely topic. In some cases you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb "Absolutely".
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Absolutely and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absolutely" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- truly and absolutely
- truly and obviously
- positively and absolutely
- positively and obviously
- definitely and absolutely
- definitely and obviously
- plainly and absolutely
- plainly and obviously
- of course and absolutely
- of course and obviously
- certainly and absolutely
- certainly and obviously
- clearly and absolutely
- clearly and obviously
Both words in one sentence
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I Warned You: Jim was absolutely right that driving into a tunnel is obviously a shit idea.
Source: Film / 28 Days Later - Seen in Santa Sangre with the corpse of the Tattooed Woman, who's been stabbed absolutely full of holes but whose stomach is still very obviously moving with breath when Alma finds her.
Source: The Living Dead -
In a similar example, before it was confirmed, Slate columnist Mickey Kaus said John Edwards obviously had to comment on the rumors he was having an affair; otherwise, it would be absolutely suspect.
Source: Memes / Politics
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