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for certain

ADJECTIVE

inevitable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imminent impending inescapable inexorable irresistible necessary unavoidable undeniable

STRONG

binding doomed pat

WEAK

all locked up assured compulsory decided decreed destined determined fated fateful fixed foreordained in the bag ineluctable ineludible inflexible irrevocable no ifs ands or buts obligatory ordained prescribed settled sure unalterable unpreventable without recourse

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avoidable distant escapable later

WEAK

doubtful fortuitous preventable uncertain unlikely unsure

ADJECTIVE

unmistakable

Synonyms

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apparent conspicuous distinct evident explicit indisputable obvious palpable pronounced straightforward unambiguous unequivocal

WEAK

clear decided glaring manifest no ifs ands or buts open and shut patent plain positive self-explanatory sure transparent univocal

Antonyms

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ambiguous disputable doubtful dubious equivocal hidden indefinite indistinct obscure questionable secret uncertain unclear unknown unsure vague

WEAK

doubtul mistakable

ADJECTIVE

unquestionable

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absolute indisputable self-evident undeniable unequivocal unmistakable

WEAK

accurate authentic bona fide certain clear cold conclusive dependable down pat downright established faultless flat flawless genuine incontestable incontrovertible indubitable irrefutable manifest no ifs ands or buts obvious pat patent perfect positive real reliable superior sure sure-enough true undisputable undoubted unimpeachable veritable well-founded well-grounded

Antonyms

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disputable indefinite uncertain unsure vague

WEAK

doubtful questionable

ADVERB

exactly

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absolutely altogether carefully completely correctly definitely explicitly indeed literally precisely quite specifically strictly totally truly

STRONG

just

WEAK

bang expressly faithfully faultlessly for a fact for sure in every respect methodically no mistake on the dot on the money on the nail on the nose positively right rigorously scrupulously severely sharp square the ticket truthfully unequivocally unerringly utterly veraciously wholly

Antonyms

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doubtfully dubiously incompletely indefinite partially questionably

WEAK

inaccurately inexactly

ADVERB

for sure

Synonyms

WEAK

certainly dead sure definitely for a fact for real no doubt no question no two ways about it really surely unquestionably

ADVERB

surely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely assuredly certainly clearly definitely evidently indeed inevitably inexorably plainly undoubtedly unquestionably

WEAK

admittedly beyond doubt beyond shadow of doubt come what may conclusively decidedly distinctly doubtlessly explicitly fixedly indubitably infallibly irrefutably manifestly nothing else but positively rain or shine to be sure unequivocally unerringly unfailingly unmistakably unshakably with certainty without fail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously indefinite indefinitely questionably vaguely

WEAK

uncertain

Example Sentences

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Some broker-dealers offer extended trading for certain stocks, and there are also derivatives that can mimic after-hours trading.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

For example, it’s found a way it thinks Medicare could save $156.9 billion by changing how it reimburses doctors for certain outpatient services.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

One thing for certain is that America’s biggest bank has an unlikely public relations crisis on its hands—and Rana is at the heart of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The law also contains problematic exemptions for certain categories of plastic foodware, they say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

I knew for certain that to have my slice, I would have to get out.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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