Thesaurus results for CLEARLY

clearly

adverb

ˈklir-lē

Definition of clearly

as in certainly

without any question your grandmother clearly needs to get her finances organized before she gets into further trouble

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Recent Examples of clearly Silver is clearly not alone at the league office in his love for new champions. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The last four years have clearly taken their toll on Masha, who seems mature beyond her years and graver than any 16-year-old should be. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Reagan had clearly been hurt by his father’s alcoholism and unemployment. — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Bass thumped, acoustics came through clearly, and music from different genres sounded rich and full with no noticeable distortion. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clearly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearly

Adverb

While the iPhone Duo’s software certainly felt much smoother and more fluid than Android alternatives, many of its core features have been available on Samsung or Google phones for years.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
From broader cultural debates, including race and equity, to how the league enforces its rules, there are certainly things the new WNBA commissioner will need to address next season and beyond.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of certainly

Adverb

Halloween candy hasn’t even been handed out yet, but Hilary Duff is definitely in a Christmas mood already.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Nolan will, most definitely, be in the running for best director once again, while the likes of Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Morton, and Robert Pattinson are jostling for position in the various acting races.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of definitely

Adverb

August Barron was one of the breakout shows of the season; this windswept look will surely find its way onto the right red carpet.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
To move forward and, one day, make reparation would surely mean including voices that might have made Mike Wallace nervous, and perhaps fall well outside Weiss’s favored forty-yard lines.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of surely

Adverb

Afusia, a 5-foot-11, 265-pound junior lineman, sure looked quick getting out in front of Fields on his long touchdown run.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
What might be the greatest part of it all is the person who sure appears to be an LSU staffer telling Mike to knock it off.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of sure

Adverb

So the theoretical maximum is 256 ESSMs rather than 64 missiles, although a practical loadout would probably mix missile types.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The overall answer probably won't surprise you, but the nitty-gritty details might.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of probably

Adverb

And yet 59% of the Hornets’ shots came from three-point range — this is a team that really never stops shooting them, for better or for worse.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Loves, cities, and musical genres may change, but that girl who felt left out has never really stopped writing.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026