Definitions

to be sure

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indeed adv.
surely adv.

ADVERB

indeed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely certainly easily naturally really surely truly undeniably undoubtedly very very much

WEAK

amen doubtlessly even for real in point of fact in truth much of course positively strictly sure thing verily veritably well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously indefinite questionably

ADVERB

surely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely assuredly certainly clearly definitely evidently indeed inevitably inexorably plainly undoubtedly unquestionably

WEAK

admittedly beyond doubt beyond shadow of doubt come what may conclusively decidedly distinctly doubtlessly explicitly fixedly for certain indubitably infallibly irrefutably manifestly nothing else but positively rain or shine unequivocally unerringly unfailingly unmistakably unshakably with certainty without fail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously indefinite indefinitely questionably vaguely

WEAK

uncertain

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to be sure

And it’s much harder to be sure than it seems—even in Treasury bonds, the foundation of pricing for almost everything.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

That is a negative internal picture, to be sure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The rewards of fulfilling one’s dharma, to be sure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Interviewing prisoners of war is not straightforward: to be sure they are not being coerced, first and foremost, and then to assess how openly they are speaking in the circumstances.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

And she, “Only to be sure it was paying him too great a compliment, but she did think there were some looks a little like Mr. Elton.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

to be sure

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