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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Superconductivity refers to the ability of certain materials to conduct electrical current without resistance.
From Science Daily
“There has been a significant amount of attention to certain specific defaults in the broader marketplace,” Daniel Pietrzak, the chief investment officer of KKR’s BDC, told investors on an earnings call in November.
Buyers had certain expectations for what a truck could do and reported dissatisfaction with the Lightning’s towing and off-road capabilities.
Five years ago, Myanmar's future seemed more certain.
From Barron's
But in certain places, local hospitals are offering even more.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
