Absolutely vs definately

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i would like to know what is the difference between 'absolutely' and 'definately'?

LouiseT · Accepted Answer

From the Cambridge Dictionary.

Definitely means without any doubt.

Have you definitely decided to go to America?

He definitely said he'd be here.

"Are you going to have children?" "Oh, definitely (= without any doubt)."

"Is she not coming, then?" "No, definitely not."

Absolutely means :

completely

I believed/trusted him absolutely.

You must be absolutely silent or the birds won't appear.

We've achieved absolutely nothing today.

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used for adding force to a strong adjective which is not usually used with 'very', or to a verb expressing strong emotion

It's absolutely impossible to work with all this noise.

The food was absolutely disgusting/delicious.

I absolutely loathe/adore jazz.

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used as a strong way of saying 'yes'

"It was an excellent film, though." "Absolutely!"

Kax · Answer

Thank you very much! Your answer is very clear! I finally understand it!

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