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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These are securities that pay a relatively high yield to investors, but take principal losses when triggered by certain events or insurance loss levels.
As Costco weighed these options for certain items, insiders decided that some price tags would be too high.
The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, it added.
But it will have a certain resonance when we catch a few glimpses of it late in the movie.
She is the first woman to be a White House chief of staff, a lady of a certain age and accomplishment who swims in the highest of high seas.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
