certain
Usage
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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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But he's a bit less certain about which side of the argument he'd land on.
From BBC
"Everybody has their right to look a certain way, be a certain way and the best thing about rugby is like, it's inclusive to every single person."
From BBC
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
