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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | sure, certain | Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty |
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| 2 | sure, certain | Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance | |
| 3 | sure, certain | Certain to occur | |
| 4 | sure | Physically secure or dependable | |
| 5 | sure, certain | Reliable in operation or effect | |
| 6 | sure, trusted | (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence | |
| 7 | sure | Infallible or unfailing | |
| 8 | sure | Certain not to fail | |
| 9 | sure, indisputable | Impossible to doubt or dispute | |
| ADVERB | 1 | sure, surely, certainly, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting | Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') |
| Sounds | shuh'r |
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| Rhymes | allure, assure, boor, and 36 more rhymes in uhr... |
| Meaning | Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty. Confident and assured. |
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| Examples | "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" |
| Synonyms | certain |
| Contrary | uncertain, unsure, incertain |
| Similar | convinced, positive, confident |
| Attribute of | certainty; assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness |
| Nouns | sureness |
| Adverbs | surely |
| Meaning | Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance. |
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| Examples | "be sure to lock the doors" |
| Synonyms | certain |
| Similar to | careful |
| Meaning | Certain to occur. Destined or inevitable. |
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| Examples | "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" |
| Synonyms | certain |
| Contrary | uncertain |
| Similar | bound, destined; doomed, fated; foreordained, predestinate, predestined; in for |
| See also | predictable |
| Meaning | Physically secure or dependable. |
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| Examples | "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground" |
| Similar to | secure |
| Meaning | Reliable in operation or effect. |
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| Examples | "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" |
| Synonyms | certain |
| Similar to | reliable, dependable |
| Meaning | (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence. |
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| Examples | "a sure (or trusted) friend" |
| Synonyms | trusted |
| Similar to | trustworthy, trusty |
| Meaning | Infallible or unfailing. |
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| Examples | "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment" |
| Similar to | true |
| Nouns | sureness |
| Meaning | Certain not to fail. |
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| Examples | "a sure hand on the throttle" |
| Similar to | steady |
| Nouns | sureness |
| Meaning | Impossible to doubt or dispute. |
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| Examples | "indisputable (or sure) proof" |
| Synonyms | indisputable |
| Similar to | certain |
| Meaning | Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'). |
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| Examples | "the results are surely encouraging"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" |
| Synonyms | surely, certainly, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting |
| Usage | colloquialism |
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