doubtless
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3.7
- adverb
- /ˈdaʊt.ləs/
:
sin duda
- Through effort, talent, and doubtless some luck, you have succeeded in acquiring an excellent education.
- doubtless many
- doubtless important factors
And then he tells us, too, that invention is doubtless the most important one.
- And then he tells us, too, that invention is doubtless the most important one.
- But you have to die, for the actor is doubtless everywhere.
- And he says that the human stories of the elves are doubtless full of the escape from this.
Examples
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This is an air lock, as you are doubtless aware.
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Doubtless those people in Philadelphia would not approve.
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If these were the subjects of conversation, I would doubtless have lost interest.
Fiction book (1996) -
And I decided to see as much as I could, as it was doubtless a unique sight.
Fiction book (1994) -
Rational women should continue to worry about that financial risk; doubtless many of them do.
Academic text (2008) -
What he shows us about human personality and character and emotion has doubtless been there since the beginning of time.
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Doubtless you are correct, Watson.
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The government, pressured by the military and others to continue reform, will doubtless resist at first.
Academic text (1996) -
Vetting of Muslim doctors for radicalism may prove ineffective and will doubtless raise civil liberty concerns.
Academic text (2008) -
doubtless, the team's hard work will pay off in the end.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt
∞
1.0
Completely and without any doubt
∞
1.0
To say that something is true without any doubt
∞
1.0
Without any doubt
104
1.3
To be completely sure and have no doubt
56
3.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
37
6.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
29
4.4
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
26
3.7
Without any doubt
19
4.7
Without any doubt and with confidence
7
2.3
Says that something is certainly true
7
3.0
Completely sure with no chance of being wrong
7
5.4
In a way that is clearly true and cannot be doubted
4
2.8
Completely certain with no possible reason to think it is wrong
3
8.6
Clearly and without doubt
3
4.6
In a way that shows there is no doubt
3
6.8
Clearly true and cannot be denied
2
7.4
In a way that cannot be proved wrong
1
9.1
In a way that no one can doubt
1
6.1
It is clearly true and cannot be doubted
1
9.0
Clearly true and cannot be doubted
1
6.9
Very likely and without any doubt
1
5.8
Clearly and without any doubt
1
7.7
In a way nobody can doubt
Certain to happen
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word doubtless joins doubt and the ending -less, where -less means 'without' and you can see it in fearless. So doubtless means 'without doubt', which is why it is used to mean 'certainly'.