surely
Definitions
Adverb
- Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "surely".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "surely".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "surely".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sure | 1 | 263 |
| 2 | survey | 2 | 37 |
| 3 | purely | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | rely | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | surveys | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | squarely | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | surgery | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | securely | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | leisurely | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | supremely | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | assuredly | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | sorely | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | surly | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | suey | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | surrey | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | surety | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | urey | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | surveil | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | surrell | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | surreal | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "surely" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "surely" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "surely" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 17
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 6
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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