dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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Sounds | ser'tahn |
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Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Definite but not specified or identified. |
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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 to | definite |
Meaning | Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty. Confident and assured. |
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Examples | "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it" |
Synonyms | sure |
Attribute of | certainty; assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness |
Similar | convinced, positive, confident |
Contrary | uncertain, unsure, incertain |
Meaning | Established beyond doubt or question. Definitely known. |
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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 of | certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion |
Similar | definite; indisputable, sure; sure as shooting |
Contrary | uncertain |
Adverbs | certainly |
Meaning | Certain to occur. Destined or inevitable. |
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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" |
Synonyms | sure |
Similar | bound, destined; doomed, fated; foreordained, predestinate, predestined; in for |
See also | predictable |
Contrary | uncertain |
Meaning | Established irrevocably. |
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Synonyms | sealed |
Contrary | unsealed, uncertain |
Meaning | Capable of being depended on. |
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Examples | "a quick and certain remedy" |
Synonyms | sure |
Similar to | reliable, dependable |
Meaning | Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance. |
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Examples | "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through" |
Synonyms | sure |
Similar to | careful |