Surely
Surely adverb - Without any question.
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Synonyms for Surely
Willingly and surely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Willingly" instead an adverb "Surely".
Nearby Word: sure
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- absolutely and surely
- absolutely and willingly
- indeed and surely
- indeed and willingly
- by all means and surely
- by all means and willingly
- yes and surely
- yes and willingly
- unquestionably and surely
- unquestionably and willingly
- yea and surely
- yea and willingly
- assuredly and surely
- assuredly and willingly
Both words in one sentence
- They managed to convince themselves so surely of their own superiority that they willingly walked into an unwinnable war.
Source: Too Clever by Half -
While Yama might be willing to admit someone who, for whatever reason, comes to Hell willingly, he would surely refuse to accept someone there on false pretenses.
Source: You Are Worth Hell
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