sure
Adjective
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Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty;
Confident and assured (synset 300337729)"felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"tells us about:- certainty - the state of being certain
- assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness - freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
same as: certain -
Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance (synset 300310538)
"be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"similar to: careful - exercising caution or showing care or attentionsame as: certain
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Certain to occur;
Destined or inevitable (synset 300341137)"he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"also: predictable - capable of being foretoldsimilar to:- 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
same as: certain -
Physically secure or dependable (synset 302101913)
"a sure footing"; "was on sure ground"similar to: secure - free from danger or risk
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Reliable in operation or effect (synset 300727841)
"a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"similar to: dependable, reliable - worthy of reliance or trustsame as: certain
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(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence (synset 302475203)
"a sure (or trusted) friend"similar to: trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or beliefsame as: trusted
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Infallible or unfailing (synset 302470814)
"a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"similar to: true - consistent with fact or reality; not false
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Certain not to fail (synset 302310503)
"a sure hand on the throttle"similar to: steady - not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
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Impossible to doubt or dispute (synset 300336793)
"indisputable (or sure) proof"similar to: certain - established beyond doubt or question; definitely knownsame as: indisputable
Adverb
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Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') (synset 400145758)
"the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come"domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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