certain
Usage
What are other ways to say certain?
Certain, one of a handful of adjectives indicating full belief and trust that something is true, suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. Sure, the simplest and most general term, expresses mere absence of doubt.
Example Sentences
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While supply bottlenecks may cap Ciena’s revenue and earnings potential, the company has been working on ways to reduce costs, substitute certain components, and rework contracts with suppliers, Barclays pointed out.
From Barron's
The panic began last month, when Blue Owl said certain business development companies had agreed to sell $1.4 billion in loan assets.
From Barron's
I took a certain pride in maintaining this friendship across the divide.
From Los Angeles Times
Trade with China has been tough on certain U.S. companies, but for most Americans—including farmers, high-tech exporters and consumers—the consequences have been positive.
Again, I’m relatively certain I must have screamed or grunted, and then I wasn’t aware of much for two, perhaps three minutes as I squirmed around trying to regain some part of my mind.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
