Another word for certain
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Adjective
Bound to happen
See also:Established beyond a doubt
Known positively
Idioms:See also:Such as could not possibly fail or disappoint
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Another word for certain
Modifier
Confident
Sure
See also:Beyond doubt
Dependable
See also:Fixed
Idioms:
for-certain
Synonym Study
- Positive suggests unshakable confidence, esp. in the correctness of one's opinions or conclusions, sometimes to the point of dogmatism he's too positive in his beliefs
- Confident stresses the firmness of one's certainty or sureness, esp. in some expectation she's confident she'll win
- Sure suggests merely an absence of doubt or hesitancy I'm sure you don't mean it
- Certain usually suggests conviction based on specific grounds or evidence this letter makes me certain of his innocence
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