certain
Usage
What are other ways to say certain?
Certain, one of a handful of adjectives indicating full belief and trust that something is true, suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. Sure, the simplest and most general term, expresses mere absence of doubt.
Example Sentences
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A recent move by Beijing to tackle excess capacity and competition in certain areas is an additional problem, she says.
From Barron's
A recent move by Beijing to tackle excess capacity and competition in certain areas is an additional problem, she says.
From Barron's
A recent move by Beijing to tackle excess capacity and competition in certain areas is an additional problem, she says.
From Barron's
They can also borrow money from the trust and pay interest to it, providing certain conditions are met.
Meanwhile, outside the US, regulators have already approved hands-off technology from several Chinese carmakers, and Mercedes, for certain driving conditions.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
