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Sense: Interjection: assuredly - UK, dated
Synonyms:
I should say so!, certainly Collocations, of course, most assuredly (formal), no doubt about it, and how!, indeed Collocations, that's for sure! (informal), you're telling me! (slang), you're not joking! (informal), you're not kidding! (informal), no kidding! (informal), I should cocoa! (UK, dated, regional, slang), undoubtedly Collocations, sure Collocations (informal), naturally Collocations, by all means
Sense: Adverb: to some degree
Synonyms:
fairly Collocations, somewhat Collocations, quite Collocations (UK), moderately, considerably, reasonably, slightly Collocations, very Collocations, a little Collocations, a bit (informal), to a certain extent, to some extent, to some degree, more than a little
Sense: Adverb: preferably
Synonyms:
first Collocations, preferably Collocations, sooner, by choice, much sooner, just as soon, more willingly, willingly Collocations, voluntarily, gladly, more readily, readily Collocations, as a matter of choice, in preference, instead Collocations
Sense: Adverb: to be precise
Synonyms:
to be precise, to be exact, more to the point, more precisely, more accurately
Sense: Adverb: on the contrary
Synonyms:
on the contrary, conversely Collocations, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, quite the opposite, instead Collocations, in fact
Sense: Conjunction: instead of - followed by 'than'
Synonyms:
instead of, as opposed to, in place of, in lieu of, as an alternative to, sooner than (dated)


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