| NOUN | cognition | certainty | the state of being certain |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion | something that is certain |
| Sounds | ser'tahntiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The state of being certain. | |
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| Example | "his certainty reassured the others" | |
| Attributes | certain, sure | Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty |
| uncertain, unsure, incertain | lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance | |
| Narrower | assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness | freedom from doubt |
| certitude, cocksureness, overconfidence | Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant | |
| reliance, trust | certainty based on past experience | |
| Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
| Opposite | doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness | The state of being unsure of something |
| Spanish | certeza, seguridad | |
| Catalan | certesa, seguretat | |
| Meaning | Something that is certain. | |
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| Example | "his victory is a certainty" | |
| Synonyms | sure thing, foregone conclusion | |
| Attributes | certain | Established beyond doubt or question |
| uncertain | not established beyond doubt | |
| Narrower | cert | An absolute certainty |
| indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness | The quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt | |
| ineluctability, unavoidability | The quality of being impossible to avoid or evade | |
| inevitability, inevitableness | The quality of being unavoidable | |
| moral certainty | certainty based on an inner conviction | |
| predictability | The quality of being predictable | |
| slam dunk | Something that is a sure to occur | |
| surety | Something clearly established | |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Opposite | uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness | unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance |
| Spanish | certeza | |
| Catalan | certesa | |
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