Certainly and Outright

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Certainly adverb - Without any question.

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Outright and certainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outright" instead an adverb "Certainly".

Nearby Words: certain, certainty

Outright adverb - Without reservation or concealment.

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Certainly and outright are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Certainly" instead an adverb "Outright".

Their representative Champion is Creepy Child Annie who certainly looks terrifying and uses dark magic to inflict fiery death upon her foes, but is, if not outright good, certainly not evil.

Source: Bad Powers, Good People
He doesn't turn into an outright villain, but certainly embraces his Well-Intentioned Extremist side.

Source: Evil Costume Switch
However, Seeker engines or certain security programs are certainly capable of killing Jet outright, and The Kernel finishes Thorne off after Jet and Ma3a wound him in the Bar Brawl.

Source: Physical God

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