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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The Senate bill authorizes a program whereby certain cities behind in housing production could have some of their federal funding transferred to cities that are building more.
Bruce Mouat's world champions have now won four of their opening five matches in northern Italy, with six victories almost certain to guarantee a place in the last four and a shot at the medals.
From BBC
“It kind of rocked so many parts of my life, and kind of cracked things open. And I started to understand where my anxieties come from and why I’m overcompensating in certain areas.”
From Los Angeles Times
What is certain is that full freezes of the lake surface are now the exception rather than the rule, as they were for centuries.
From Barron's
"We do have to deal with this topic already because there are certain things and certain developments in Germany where we have to be really careful," Catak told a press conference on Friday.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
