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Sense: Adverb: without doubt

Synonyms:

definitely , undoubtedly , surely , positively, unquestionably, without a doubt, exactly , really , truly , absolutely , most assuredly, without the shadow of a doubt

Sense: Interjection: of course

Synonyms:

of course, definitely , yes , OK (informal), okay (informal), sure (informal), for sure (informal), indeed , yes indeed, sure thing (slang), you bet (slang), okie dokie (slang), absolutely

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