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doubtless

adverb
doubt·​less | \ ˈdau̇t-lÉ™s How to pronounce doubtless (audio) \

Definition of doubtless

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : without doubt
2 : probably

doubtless

adjective

Definition of doubtless (Entry 2 of 2)

: free from doubt : certain

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Other Words from doubtless

Adjective

doubtlessly adverb
doubtlessness noun

Examples of doubtless in a Sentence

Adverb

she is doubtless the one and only girl for me doubtless you have heard this story before, but I'll tell it anyway

Adjective

another one of his doubtless predictions that will never come true
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Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb

Nintendo sold at least 22 million of the suckers to health-conscious gamers, 99.9% of whom have doubtless put their Balance Boards in the closet or a donation bin by now. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Wii Fit redux: Nintendo shows mysterious exercise ring for the Switch," 5 Sep. 2019 This is doubtless what the Chinese government intends. Yaqiu Wang, Twin Cities, "Yaqiu Wang: Why so many Chinese students can’t understand the Hong Kong protests," 27 Aug. 2019 Patriots fans will doubtless disagree, citing Seattle's loss to New England in the following year's Super Bowl, though most everyone can probably agree Pete Carroll gifted the Pats that title. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, "NFL's 100 greatest teams of all time: Which squad is best in league history?," 5 Aug. 2019 That’s pertinent for Renault, which doubtless feels undervalued. Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post, "Fiat-Renault’s Giant Merger Doesn’t Look So Simple Now," 4 June 2019 The president and his aides doubtless blame the media—otherwise known as the fake-news, enemy-of-the-people media—for focusing only on the bad and controversial. Gerald F. Seib, WSJ, "How the President Steps on His Own Good News," 20 Aug. 2018 Some of the migrants’ graves doubtless contained Somalis: war refugees. Paul Salopek, National Geographic, "A storyteller chronicles the mass migrations that define our age," 17 July 2019 Pringle’s experiences doubtless would have been of interest to him. al.com, "50 years later, Apollo 11 flight controller lands with the Eagles," 14 July 2019 That is not his current policy, doubtless because there is no majority support for either. The Economist, "Will Matteo Salvini wreck the euro?," 11 July 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Some companies were doubtless planning pay raises anyway. Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, "Pay-raise rant gone bad at Pfizer underscores worker angst," 15 Jan. 2018 Some companies were doubtless planning pay raises anyway. Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, "Pay-raise rant gone bad at Pfizer underscores worker angst," 15 Jan. 2018 Some companies were doubtless planning pay raises anyway. Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, "Pay-raise rant gone bad at Pfizer underscores worker angst," 15 Jan. 2018 Some companies were doubtless planning pay raises anyway. Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, "Pay-raise rant gone bad at Pfizer underscores worker angst," 15 Jan. 2018 Some companies were doubtless planning pay raises anyway. Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, "Pay-raise rant gone bad at Pfizer underscores worker angst," 15 Jan. 2018 Some companies were doubtless planning pay raises anyway. Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, "Pay-raise rant gone bad at Pfizer underscores worker angst," 15 Jan. 2018 Some companies were doubtless planning pay raises anyway. Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, "Pay-raise rant gone bad at Pfizer underscores worker angst," 15 Jan. 2018 Some companies were doubtless planning pay raises anyway. Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, "Pay-raise rant gone bad at Pfizer underscores worker angst," 15 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of doubtless

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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doubtless

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English Language Learners Definition of doubtless

: without doubt or with very little doubt

doubtless

adverb
doubt·​less | \ ˈdau̇t-lÉ™s How to pronounce doubtless (audio) \

Kids Definition of doubtless

: without doubt or with very little doubt She's doubtless the best on the team.