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Adjective
  • exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
    • be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through
    • be sure to lock the doors
  • reliable in operation or effect
    • a quick and certain remedy
    • a sure way to distinguish the two
    • wood dust is a sure sign of termites
  • established irrevocably
    • his fate is sealed
  • certain to occur; destined or inevitable
    • 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
    • sudden but sure regret
    • he is sure to win
  • established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
    • 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
  • having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
    • felt certain of success
    • was sure (or certain) she had seen it
    • was very sure in his beliefs
    • sure of her friends
  • definite but not specified or identified
    • 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
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