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cer·tain
 certain
- pronunciation:
- suhr
t
 n
- parts of speech:
- adjective, pronoun
- phrases:
- for certain
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
without doubt; convinced; sure.
I'm certain she's still alive.- synonyms:
- confident, convinced, positive, sure
- antonyms:
- doubtful, dubious, hesitant, uncertain, undecided
- similar words:
- cocksure, doubtless, satisfied, undoubting
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| definition 2: |
known without question; indisputable.
It is certain that our planet is not flat.- synonyms:
- definite, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable, irrefutable, undeniable, undoubted, unequivocal, unquestionable
- antonyms:
- gray, supposed, uncertain
- similar words:
- absolute, actual, apparent, bound, clear, confirmed, decisive, evident, factual, inescapable, obvious, plain, real, self-evident, true, unquestioned, valid
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| definition 3: |
fixed; definite.
We only admit a certain number of people.- synonyms:
- definite, fixed, predetermined
- antonyms:
- indefinite, indeterminate, uncertain, undetermined
- similar words:
- specific
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| definition 4: |
sure to happen; inevitable.
We thought success was certain.- synonyms:
- assured, inevitable, sure
- antonyms:
- hazardous, improbable, precarious, uncertain, unlikely
- similar words:
- automatic, bound, cinched, clinched, fixed, foolproof, in the cards, irrevocable, on ice, secure, settled, sure-fire, unstoppable
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| definition 5: |
destined (usu. fol. by an infinitive).
They are certain to arrive on time.- synonyms:
- bound, sure
- similar words:
- doomed, guaranteed
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| definition 6: |
not specified but assumed to be known.
A certain man just walked in.- synonyms:
- particular
- similar words:
- specific
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| definition 7: |
small in amount, but noticeable.
a certain harshness of manner- synonyms:
- slight
- similar words:
- appreciable, discernible, noticeable, observable, perceptible
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| related words: |
impregnable, necessary, particular, special, sure, unavoidable |
| phrase: |
for certain |
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| part of speech: |
pronoun |
| definition: |
an unspecified but finite number; some.
Certain of her friends criticized her decision to quit.- synonyms:
- some
- similar words:
- a few, several
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