Certainly not
Not and certainly not are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not" instead the phrase "Certainly not" as an adverb or a interjection.
Not
Not adverb - Negation of a word or group of words.
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Synonyms for Not
Certainly not and not are semantically related. You can use "Certainly not" instead the word "Not" as an adverb or a interjection.
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