a. | 1. | Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning. | ||||||
2. | Determined; resolved; - used with an infinitive. | |||||||
3. | Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact. | |||||||
4. | Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable. | |||||||
5. | Unfailing; infallible. | |||||||
6. | Fixed or stated; regular; determinate. | |||||||
7. | Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; - sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons.
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n. | 1. | Certainty. | ||||||
2. | A certain number or quantity. | |||||||
adv. | 1. | Certainly. |
Adj. | 1. | certain - 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" |
2. | certain - 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" Synonyms: sure | |
3. | certain - 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" Antonyms: uncertain - not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consquences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain" | |
4. | certain - 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" Synonyms: sure Antonyms: uncertain - not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" | |
5. | certain - established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" Synonyms: sealed | |
6. | certain - 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" Synonyms: sure | |
7. | certain - 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" Synonyms: sure |