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Meaning: Definite but not specified or identified Context 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: definite (precise; explicit and clearly defined)
Meaning: Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured Synonyms: sure; certain Context examples: felt certain of success / was sure (or certain) she had seen it / was very sure in his beliefs / sure of her friends Similar: confident; convinced; positive (persuaded of; very sure) Attribute: assurance; authority; confidence; self-assurance; self-confidence; sureness (freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities) certainty (the state of being certain) Antonym: uncertain (lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance)
Meaning: Established beyond doubt or question; definitely known Context 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 Similar: definite (known for certain) indisputable; sure (impossible to doubt or dispute) sure as shooting (absolutely certain) Attribute: certainty; foregone conclusion; sure thing (something that is certain) Antonym: uncertain (not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown)
Meaning: Certain to occur; destined or inevitable Synonyms: sure; certain Context examples: 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 Similar: 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) Also: predictable (capable of being foretold) Antonym: uncertain (not certain to occur; not inevitable)
Meaning: Established irrevocably Synonyms: sealed; certain Context example: his fate is sealed
Meaning: Reliable in operation or effect Synonyms: sure; certain Context examples: a quick and certain remedy / a sure way to distinguish the two / wood dust is a sure sign of termites Similar: dependable; reliable (worthy of reliance or trust)
Meaning: Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance Synonyms: sure; certain Context examples: be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through / be sure to lock the doors Similar: careful (exercising caution or showing care or attention)  "Live and let die." (English proverb) "To give happiness to another person gives such a great merit, it cannot even be carried by a horse." (Bhutanese proverb) "If you're a liar, then have a good memory." (Arabic proverb) "Clothes make the man." (Dutch proverb) Useful links: Pronunciation of convinced Meaning of certainty Meaning of foreordained Meaning of predestined Pronunciation of in for
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