Certainly and Not much

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Certainly adverb - Without any question.

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Not much and certainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not much" instead an adverb "Certainly".

Nearby Words: certain, certainty

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Certainly and not much are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Certainly" instead an adverb phrase "Not much".

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun: CABAL is definitely not a God-level AI, but is almost certainly above Human-level, despite apparently being not much more than a tactician and strategist.

Source: Sliding Scale of Robot Intelligence
Yuki is certainly a willing participant from the start, but there's not much indication that she's happy until quite a bit later.

Source: Light Novel / The Testament of Sister New Devil
Definitely not dumb muscle, but he certainly qualifies for this trope by taking out a first class LEPrecon team on his own and bringing down a bull troll with not much more than his bare hands.

Source: The Big Guy / Literature

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