Certainly and Possibly

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Certainly

Certainly adverb - Without any question.
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Possibly is an antonym for certainly.
Nearby Words: certain, certainty

Possibly

Possibly adverb - It is possible.
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Certainly is an antonym for possibly.
Nearby Words: possible, possibility
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  • Time Abyss Samir Duran, in Brood War, certainly hints that he has existed probably as long as the Overmind and possibly longer still.
    Source: Time Abyss
  • Disney / Tangled Considering she was almost certainly less than a year old — possibly even a newborn — if you think about it too much it certainly strains suspension of disbelief that she could remember that.
    Source: Disney / Tangled
  • Fat, Sweaty Southerner in a White Suit He's probably Nouveau Riche and quite possibly a Corrupt Hick; he's almost certainly not an aristocratic, genteel, warlike Southern Gentleman.
    Source: Fat, Sweaty Southerner in a White Suit
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