surely

Questions about surely

What does surely mean?

surely means "definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')".

How many syllables are in surely?

surely has 2 syllables: surel-y. The stress falls on "surel". In IPA it is /ˈʃʊɹli/.

What is another word for surely?

Close synonyms include certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is surely a common word?

surely is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.