surely

Adverb

• Certainly; without a doubt; unquestionably.
• definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
  • "the results are surely encouraging"

Adv

• Without fail.
• Certainly, undoubtedly.
• With confidence.

Examples

• His feet were planted surely on the ground.
• She’s surely got the letter by now.
• slowly but surely
• Surely, there must be a better word than ’QUIT’ on this rack of letters.
• Surely, you must be joking.
• You don’t suppose we're going to pay for you, surely?

Synonyms

certainly, for certain, for sure, sure, sure as shooting, sure enough, wis