DICTOMETER

CERTAIN(PRENOMINAL)

(certain, cierto, fijaciono, bestemt, en viss, sikker, viss)

1. Synonyms:
   • Certain
   Definitions:
   • definite but not specified or identified
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   • Indefinite
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Certain
   • Sure
   Definitions:
   • having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty
   • confident and assured
   Examples:
   • Felt certain of success
   • Was sure (or certain) she had seen it
   • Was very sure in his beliefs
   • Sure of her friends
   Antonyms:
   • TAIN(PREDICATE)
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Certain
   Definitions:
   • established beyond doubt or question
   • definitely known
   Examples:
   • 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:
   • TAIN(PREDICATE)
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Certain
   • Sure
   Definitions:
   • certain to occur
   • destined or inevitable
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   • TAIN
   • chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy
   • contingent
   • up in the air
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Sealed
   • Certain
   Definitions:
   • established irrevocably
   Examples:
   • His fate is sealed
   Antonyms:
   • LED
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Certain
   • Sure
   Definitions:
   • reliable in operation or effect
   Examples:
   • A quick and certain remedy
   • A sure way to distinguish the two
   • Wood dust is a sure sign of termites
   Antonyms:
   • Unreliable
   • Undependable
   • Unreliable
   • Undependable
   
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Certain
   • Sure
   Definitions:
   • exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
   Examples:
   • Be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through
   • Be sure to lock the doors
   Antonyms:
   • Careless