For certain
For certain adverb - Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely').
Obviously and for certain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb phrase "For certain".
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
For certain and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "For certain" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- precisely and for certain
- precisely and obviously
- truly and for certain
- truly and obviously
- absolutely and for certain
- absolutely and obviously
- plain and for certain
- plain and obviously
- real and for certain
- real and obviously
- positively and for certain
- positively and obviously
- definitely and for certain
- definitely and obviously
Both terms in one sentence
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And obviously, TMNT makes exceptions for certain "cute" reptiles, given the nature of its titular characters.
Source: Reptiles Are Abhorrent -
There are certain keys that sound best for certain instruments, and in a five piece jazz band, it's possible that every single instrument would like to play the song in a different key (except the drummer, obviously).
Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory -
Hope you're good with Lead the Target... Crossover: Obviously, seeing as it's a MOBA, but there are plenty of skins for certain characters which involve a crossover between two separate Blizzard game universes — and some with the realms in the Nexus itself.
Source: Video Game / Heroes of the Storm
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