Antonyms for determinately


Grammar : Adv
Spell : adjective dih-tur-muh-nit; verb dih-tur-muh-neyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt; verb dɪˈtɜr məˌneɪt


Definition of determinately

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin determinatus, past participle of determinare (see determine).
  • As in essentially : adv basically
  • As in conclusively : adv finally
  • As in finally : adv beyond any doubt
Example sentences :
  • I also bring in here, as much suggestively as determinately, the following.
  • Extract from : « The River-Names of Europe » by Robert Ferguson
  • "I will not wait another minute," cried the postilion, determinately.
  • Extract from : « Frederick The Great and His Family » by L. Muhlbach
  • Then a dark thought crossed his mind, but he put it determinately from him.
  • Extract from : « Elsie's New Relations » by Martha Finley
  • Slowly but determinately, as the old fields of labour close up and are submerged behind us, we demand entrance into the new.
  • Extract from : « Woman and Labour » by Olive Schreiner
  • Still one or two had determinately sought her hand in marriage, but only to meet with a gentle yet firm rejection.
  • Extract from : « Mildred and Elsie » by Martha Finley
  • There was something in the simple narration that touched me, though I remained as determinately relentless as ever.
  • Extract from : « Vendetta » by Marie Corelli
  • I replied with a little laugh, and began to walk, this time, determinately at right angles from the basin.
  • Extract from : « Hurricane Island » by H. B. Marriott Watson
  • You now owe a duty elsewhere, and must preserve the loyalty of that name in yourself, which he so determinately abandons.
  • Extract from : « The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 4 (of 4) » by Jane Porter
  • There is no direct evidence by which these questions can be determinately answered.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria » by George Rawlinson
  • These three parts are not yet determinately named in the text: but I give now the names which will be usually attached to them.
  • Extract from : « Proserpina, Volume 1 » by John Ruskin

Synonyms for determinately

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