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  • 61sure — adjective 1) I m sure they knew Syn: certain, positive, convinced, confident, definite, satisfied, persuaded 2) someone was sure to find out Syn: bound, likely, destined, fated …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 62certain — 1 determiner, pronoun 1 a certain thing, person, place etc is a particular thing, person etc that you are not naming or describing exactly: You can get cheaper fares on certain days of the year. | There are certain things I just can t discuss… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 63certain — /ˈsɜtn / (say sertn) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by of) having no doubt; confident or assured: I am certain of being able to finish it by tomorrow. 2. sure; inevitable; bound to come: *An accident with a rifle would be almost certain to… …

  • 64certain — Synonyms and related words: a, a certain, absolute, accurate, actual, adducible, admissible, agape, agog, all agog, an, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, any, any one, apodictic, ascertained, assured, atomic, attestative,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 65sure — Synonyms and related words: OK, Roger, abiding, absolute, absolutely, accurate, adducible, admissible, agape, agog, all agog, all right, alright, alrighty, amen, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, apodictic, arrogant, as you… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 66sure — [ʃɔ:, ʃʊə] adjective 1》 completely confident that one is right. 2》 (sure of/to do something) certain to receive, get, or do something. 3》 undoubtedly true; completely reliable. 4》 confident or assured. adverb [often as exclamation] informal,… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 67sure, surely — Correct usage calls for a strict division between sure (an adjective) and surely (an adverb). One says That was a sure sign of his interest and That was surely a sign of his interest. In the first sentence, sure qualifies the noun sign; in the… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 68certain — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *certanus, from Latin certus, from past participle of cernere to sift, discern, decide; akin to Greek krinein to separate, decide, judge, Old Irish criathar sieve Date:… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 69sure thing — 1. something that is or is supposed to be a certain success, as a bet or a business venture: He thinks that real estate is a sure thing. 2. something assured; certainty: It s a sure thing that he ll refuse to cooperate. 3. surely; for sure; O.K.; …

    Universalium

  • 70sure as hell — very sure, certain, a sure bet    If you leave food around, the bears will come sure as hell! …

    English idioms