| certain [a] |
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| 1) | definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones" |
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| definite |
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| 2) | having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" |
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| Synonyms : | sure |
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| confident certainty assurance incertain |
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| 3) | established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain" |
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| definite indisputable sure_as_shooting certainty uncertain |
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| 4) | certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" |
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| Synonyms : | sure |
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| bound doomed foreordained in_for predictable uncertain |
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| 5) | established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" |
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| Synonyms : | sealed |
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| uncertain |
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| 6) | capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" |
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| Synonyms : | sure |
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| dependable |
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| 7) | exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors" |
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| Synonyms : | sure |
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| careful |
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