“Certainly” is “undoubtedly”, “of course”. What part of speech is this word? What else is the meaning of the “unconditional” token? Synonyms and antonyms for this word are the topic of the article.
Morphological composition and meaning of the word
“Certainly” is a lexical unit that can act both as an introductory word and as a predicate or circumstance. The word consists of the following elements:
- Prefixes "without."
- The root is "conditional."
- The suffix is "n."
- The endings are about.
“Certainly” means “unconditionally”. If the word performs the function of an introductory word, it should be highlighted with commas. If it plays the role of one of the significant members of the sentence, the punctuation mark is not placed either before or after it. Examples:
- Despite the dubious arguments, she was certainly right.
- It was impossible to argue with him, because he was always absolutely right.
In the examples above, it is not easy to understand which member of the sentence this word is. These phrases are ambiguous. Their structure does not change upon the removal of both the introductory word and the sentence member. However, such examples are rare. “Certainly” is a part of speech that is more often used as an introductory word.
Gang words
Tokens that have the same root and the same prefix: unconditional, unconditioned . Examples:
- The unconditionality of this conclusion deprived all doubts.
- There is no pain and suffering where unconditional love reigns.
- She naively expected absolute obedience from the children.
Synonym
What concepts, similar in meaning, can be chosen? The synonym "unconditionally" is "of course." In each of the examples below, there is an introductory word or circumstance, which without loss of general meaning can be replaced by a word, the meaning of which is considered in this article.
- It was undoubtedly the happiest day of his life.
- Of course, he had only a rough idea of what he was to experience in the future.
- The pianist was undoubtedly talented.
- Mother was always unconditionally right in everything.
- His reasoning naturally led the meeting participants to the right decision.
- You, of course, will not have time to hand over this work by tomorrow evening?
- He was naturally the one hundred percent best student of all whom she had taught in her long pedagogical age.
Other synonyms for this word: naturally, absolutely, immutable, religiously. It can also be replaced with the following designs:
- It is not in doubt.
- Otherwise it can not be.
- It goes without saying.
In colloquial speech, there are often sentences expressed in just one word, for example, the adverb, which is discussed in this article, or one of its synonyms. Examples:
- - You did not have time to buy a train ticket? - Of course!
- - Do you think he will pass the second round? - Absolutely!
Synonyms for the same root word “unconditionality”: absoluteness, unconditionalness, indisputability, irrelevance, self-evidence.
Antonym
Words that are opposite in meaning to the adverb “unconditionally” are “hardly”, “hardly”, “not a fact” and so on. Examples:
- Of course, this was one of the best and most talented violinists in his country, but hardly even this extremely talented musician could claim first place in an international competition.
- The father will certainly come, but he is unlikely to catch his disastrous son at such an early hour.
- He certainly checked all the available information, but it is unlikely that this information is relevant.
- Of course, he will testify. But I do not think that this could positively affect the court decision.
Examples in the literature
There are many famous quotes and aphorisms in which the word "unconditionally" is found and homogeneous to it. Examples from literary texts:
- People want to be absolutely loved. And no other way.
- Her unconditional love touched him, but he was not able to reciprocate.