ADJECTIVE | all | certain | definite but not specified or identified |
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all | certain, sure | having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty | |
all | certain | established beyond doubt or question | |
all | certain, sure | certain to occur | |
all | certain, sealed | established irrevocably | |
all | certain, sure | reliable / reliable in operation or effect | |
all | certain, sure | exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance |
Sounds | ser'tahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | Definite but not specified or identified. | |
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Broader | definite | precise |
Spanish | cierto | |
Catalan | cert |
Meaning | Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured. | |
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Synonym | sure | |
Attribute of | assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness | freedom from doubt |
certainty | The state of being certain | |
Narrower | convinced, positive, confident | persuaded of |
Opposite | uncertain, unsure, incertain | lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance |
Spanish | cierto, seguro | |
Catalan | segur |
Meaning | Established beyond doubt or question; definitely known. | |
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Attribute of | certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion | Something that is certain |
Narrower | definite | known for certain |
indisputable, sure | impossible to doubt or dispute | |
sure as shooting | absolutely certain | |
Opposite | uncertain | not established beyond doubt |
Adverbs | certainly | definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely') |
Meaning | Certain to occur; destined or inevitable. | |
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Synonym | sure | |
Narrower | bound, destined | (usually followed by 'to') governed by fate |
doomed, fated | (usually followed by 'to') determined by tragic fate | |
foreordained, predestinate, predestined | Established or prearranged unalterably | |
in for | Certain to get or have | |
See also | predictable | capable of being foretold |
Opposite | uncertain | not certain to occur |
Spanish | forzoso, ineludible, inevitable, inexorable, seguro | |
Catalan | cert, forçós, indefugible, ineludible, inevitable, inexorable, segur |
Meaning | Established irrevocably. | |
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Synonym | sealed | |
Opposite | unsealed, uncertain | not established or confirmed |
Spanish | precintado, sellado |
Meaning | reliable / reliable in operation or effect. | |
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Example | "a quick and certain remedy" | |
Synonym | sure | |
Broader | reliable, dependable | worthy of reliance or trust |
Spanish | seguro |
Meaning | Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance. | |
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Example | "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through" | |
Synonym | sure | |
Broader | careful | Exercising caution or showing care or attention |
Spanish | seguro | |
Catalan | segur |
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