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Sense: Interjection: assuredly - UK, dated
Synonyms:
I should say so!, certainly Collocations, of course, most assuredly , no doubt about it, and how!, indeed Collocations, that's for sure! , you're telling me! , you're not joking! , you're not kidding! , no kidding! , I should cocoa! , undoubtedly Collocations, sure Collocations , naturally Collocations, by all means
Sense: Adverb: to some degree
Synonyms:
fairly Collocations, somewhat Collocations, quite Collocations , moderately, considerably, reasonably, slightly Collocations, very Collocations, a little Collocations, a bit , 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