Definitions

cert

ADVERB

certainly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely assuredly exactly surely

WEAK

for a fact of course positively posolutely right on unquestionably without fail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully questionably

WEAK

dubiously equivocally

NOUN

sure thing

Synonyms

WEAK

all sewn up belief certainty cinch dead certainty definiteness destiny foregone conclusion lock open and shut case positiveness rain or shine safe bet shoo-in small risk sure bet surety

Example Sentences

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“Passed the check ride a couple months ago and got my cert in the mail! Did the test in a citation 525 series so I’m now rated for the CJ jets too. Fun times.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

Lithwick: By Memorial Day, how many cert grants do we usually have, just for point of comparison?

From Slate • May 28, 2024

"To my mind it looks like a dead cert," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024

Meanwhile, the CME Fedwatch Tool caused a brief stir this morning when it showed the probability of a Fed hike on May 3 at a dead cert 98%.

From Reuters • Apr. 17, 2023

This makes it a dead cert that he's our man.

From Jack Haydon's Quest by Jellicoe, John

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