Definitions

to be sure

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

Example Sentences

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This was a major own-goal, to be sure, but one could say that Starmer lay down with a dog and got up with fleas.

From Salon

The company that controls the Runcorn-Widnes crossing, Merseyflow, said people needed to be sure they had informed them if they changed the vehicle they had registered with its discount scheme.

From BBC

“That man with the beard. He…” I look back at the TV again, just to be sure, but how many men in Chicago look like Santa Claus with orange hair?

From Literature

Human places, to be sure, but at least they would have been together.

From Literature

Some of the spending was skewed, to be sure, by richer households that have seen a big increase in wealth due to soaring stocks and rising home values.

From MarketWatch

to be sure

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