definitelyadverb
uk/ˈdef.ɪ.nət.li/us/ˈdef.ən.ət.li/B1 without any doubt:
Have you definitely decided to go to Costa Rica?
He definitely said he'd be here.
"Are you going to have children?" "Oh, definitely (= without any doubt)."
"She's not coming?" "No, definitely not."
More examples
- Is this dish definitely ovenproof?
- Her attitude has definitely changed for the better since she started this new job.
- England have definitely been the weaker side in the first half of the game.
- That ball was definitely in! It was nowhere near the line!
- I definitely saw Sandra getting on the bus, so she must have decided not to work late.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Certainty
- (as) clear as day idiom
- (as) sure as eggs is eggs idiom
- and that's flat! idiom
- assured
- assuredly
- bet
- consider it done idiom
- cut and dried
- decided
- decidedly
- definite
- doubt
- indeed
- natch
- pronounced
- proof positive
- seal
- set/put the seal on sth idiom
- shadow
- signed and sealed idiom
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