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(satellite adjective) physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground" |
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(satellite adjective) certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle" |
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(satellite adjective) infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment" |
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(satellite adjective) (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend" |
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Synonyms: trusted |
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(satellite 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" |
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Synonyms: certain |
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(satellite adjective) impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof" |
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Synonyms: indisputable |
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(adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: certain |
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Antonyms: unsure |
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(adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: certain |
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(satellite adjective) capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" |
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Synonyms: certain |
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(adverb) definitely or positively; "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; (`sure' is used informally for `surely' as in "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come") |
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Synonyms: certainly, for certain, for sure, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely |
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