Certainly and Seemingly

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Certainly adverb - Without any question.

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

Nearby Words: certain, certainty

Seemingly adverb - From appearances alone.

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Certainly and seemingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Certainly" instead an adverb "Seemingly".

Nearby Words: seeming, seem, seemed

He didn't fare well but was seemingly the only survivor against Hulk's rampage and certainly the only one left standing by the end of it.

Source: Badass Normal / Film
After seemingly patching things up for the second time (though his mother certainly looked like she wanted to support him, unlike his overbearing dad), they practically stop bothering to appear.

Source: Series / Reba
While rapidly advancing technology is certainly possible, the fact that seemingly all of it is being used by criminals is rather absurd.

Source: Series / Almost Human

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