have a lock on

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guaranteed adj.
affirm v.
assure v.

ADJECTIVE

guaranteed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approved assured endorsed insured pledged protected secured surefire

STRONG

affirmed ascertained attested bonded certified confirmed plighted sealed warranted

WEAK

for a fact for sure on ice sure sure-enough

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disapproved uncertain

WEAK

indefinite insecure unsure

VERB

affirm

Synonyms

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assert confirm declare guarantee insist maintain profess ratify repeat

STRONG

asseverate attest aver avouch avow certify cinch clinch ice okay predicate pronounce set state swear testify vouch witness

WEAK

cross heart lock up nail down put on ice rubber-stamp say so swear on bible swear up and down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny forget veto

STRONG

disavow refute reject renounce repudiate

WEAK

negate nullify

VERB

assure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confirm ensure guarantee insure secure

STRONG

cinch clinch complete ice lock seal set

WEAK

lock on lock up make sure nail down put on ice

Antonyms

STRONG

halt

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have a lock on

But he doesn’t have a lock on the diversity vote.

From Washington Times ● May 5, 2022

A small group of families have a lock on the country’s important economic sectors, from imports to banking, according to Fritz Alphonse Jean, a former prime minister and past governor of Haiti’s Central Bank.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2021

But celebrities don’t have a lock on this free form, open-mic talent show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2020

Even so, Smith does not have a lock on staying with the starters for the Oct. 18 season opener.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2017

I didn’t have a lock on the door.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

have a lock on

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