sure
English Thesaurus
1. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance (adj.all)
| similar | : | careful, |
| definition | : | exercising caution or showing care or attention (adj.all) |
2. impossible to doubt or dispute (adj.all)
| similar | : | certain, |
| definition | : | established beyond doubt or question; definitely known (adj.all) |
3. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured (adj.all)
| attribute | : | certainty, |
| definition | : | the state of being certain (noun.cognition) |
4. certain to occur; destined or inevitable (adj.all)
| similar | : | bound, destined, |
| definition | : | (usually followed by `to') governed by fate (adj.all) |
| similar | : | doomed, fated, |
| definition | : | (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate (adj.all) |
| similar | : | in for, |
| definition | : | certain to get or have (adj.all) |
| also | : | predictable, |
| definition | : | capable of being foretold (adj.all) |
5. reliable in operation or effect (adj.all)
6. physically secure or dependable (adj.all)
| similar | : | secure, |
| definition | : | free from danger or risk (adj.all) |
7. certain not to fail (adj.all)
| similar | : | steady, |
| definition | : | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior (adj.all) |
8. infallible or unfailing (adj.all)
| similar | : | true, |
| definition | : | consistent with fact or reality; not false (adj.all) |
9. (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence (adj.all)
10. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') (adv.all)
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
11. impossible to doubt or dispute (adj.all)
12. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured (adj.all)
13. certain to occur; destined or inevitable (adj.all)
| antonym | : | uncertain, |
| definition | : | not certain to occur; not inevitable (adj.all) |
14. certain not to fail (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sureness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being steady and unfailing (noun.attribute) |
15. infallible or unfailing (adj.all)
16. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | certain, |
| definition | : | established beyond doubt or question; definitely known (adj.all) |
| pertainym | : | certain, sure, |
| definition | : | having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured (adj.all) |
17. impossible to doubt or dispute (adj.all)
18. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured (adj.all)
19. certain to occur; destined or inevitable (adj.all)
| antonym | : | uncertain, |
| definition | : | not certain to occur; not inevitable (adj.all) |
20. certain not to fail (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sureness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being steady and unfailing (noun.attribute) |
21. infallible or unfailing (adj.all)
22. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | certain, |
| definition | : | established beyond doubt or question; definitely known (adj.all) |
| pertainym | : | certain, sure, |
| definition | : | having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured (adj.all) |
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