Definition: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
Usage: be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through; be sure to lock the doors
Similar words: careful
Definition: exercising caution or showing care or attention
Usage: they were careful when crossing the busy street; be careful to keep her shoes clean; did very careful research; careful art restorers; careful of the rights of others; careful about one's behavior
Synonyms: certain
Definition: established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
Usage: 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
Similar words: definite
Definition: known for certain
Usage: it is definite that they have won
Similar words: indisputable, sure
Definition: impossible to doubt or dispute
Usage: indisputable (or sure) proof
Similar words: sure as shooting
Definition: absolutely certain
Usage: it is sure as shooting that they will come
Definition: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
Usage: felt certain of success; was sure (or certain) she had seen it; was very sure in his beliefs; sure of her friends
Similar words: confident, convinced, positive
Definition: persuaded of; very sure
Usage: were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join; I am positive he is lying; was confident he would win
Definition: certain to occur; destined or inevitable
Usage: 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
Similar words: destined, bound
Definition: (usually followed by `to') governed by fate
Usage: bound to happen; an old house destined to be demolished; he is destined to be famous
Definition: (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
Usage: doomed to unhappiness; fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination
Similar words: foreordained, predestinate, predestined
Definition: established or prearranged unalterably
Usage: his place in history was foreordained; a sense of predestinate inevitability about it; it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
Similar words: in for
Definition: certain to get or have
Usage: he knew he was in for a licking
Synonyms: certain
Definition: definite but not specified or identified
Usage: 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
Similar words: definite
Definition: precise; explicit and clearly defined
Usage: I want a definite answer; a definite statement of the terms of the will; a definite amount; definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol; the wedding date is now definite; a definite drop in attendance
Definition: reliable in operation or effect
Usage: a quick and certain remedy; a sure way to distinguish the two; wood dust is a sure sign of termites
Similar words: reliable, dependable
Definition: worthy of reliance or trust
Usage: a reliable source of information; a dependable worker