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certain > 7 senses
ADJECTIVE1certainDefinite but not specified or identified
2certain, sureHaving or feeling no doubt or uncertainty
3certainEstablished beyond doubt or question
4certain, sureCertain to occur
5certain, sealedEstablished irrevocably
6certain, sureCapable of being depended on
7certain, sureExercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
certain > pronunciation
Soundsser'tahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
certain > adjective 1
MeaningDefinite but not specified or identified.
Examples"set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones"
Similar todefinite
certain > adjective 2
MeaningHaving or feeling no doubt or uncertainty. Confident and assured.
Examples"felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"
Synonymssure
Attribute ofcertainty; assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness
Similarconvinced, positive, confident
Contraryuncertain, unsure, incertain
certain > adjective 3
MeaningEstablished beyond doubt or question. Definitely known.
Examples"what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain"
Attribute ofcertainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion
Similardefinite; indisputable, sure; sure as shooting
Contraryuncertain
Adverbscertainly
certain > adjective 4
MeaningCertain to occur. Destined or inevitable.
Examples"he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"
Synonymssure
Similarbound, destined; doomed, fated; foreordained, predestinate, predestined; in for
See alsopredictable
Contraryuncertain
certain > adjective 5
MeaningEstablished irrevocably.
Synonymssealed
Contraryunsealed, uncertain
certain > adjective 6
MeaningCapable of being depended on.
Examples"a quick and certain remedy"
Synonymssure
Similar toreliable, dependable
certain > adjective 7
MeaningExercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance.
Examples"be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"
Synonymssure
Similar tocareful

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