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sure-enough

[shoor-i-nuhf, shur-] / ˈʃʊər ɪˈnʌf, ˈʃɜr- /

ADJECTIVE

actual

Synonyms

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certain existing for-real physical real substantial substantive

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authentic concrete confirmed factual genuine hard honest-to-God honest-to-goodness indisputable indubitable kosher positive tangible true undeniable unquestionable verified

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mental spiritual uncertain unfixed

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counterfeit false fictitious hypothetical imaginary legendary nominal past pretended reputed theoretical unreal

ADJECTIVE

factual

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accurate circumstantial credible descriptive legitimate literal precise unbiased valid

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absolute actual authentic card-carrying certain close exact faithful genuine hard legit objective on the level positive righteous specific straight from horse's mouth sure true true to life unadorned undoubted unquestionable veritable

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careless false fanciful imaginary inaccurate invalid questionable wrong

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biased imprecise incorrect unfactual untruthful

ADJECTIVE

guaranteed

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approved assured endorsed insured pledged protected secured surefire

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affirmed ascertained attested bonded certified confirmed plighted sealed warranted

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for a fact for sure have a lock on on ice sure

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disapproved uncertain

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indefinite insecure unsure

ADJECTIVE

honest-to-goodness

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absolute accurate actual authentic authenticated bona fide certain certified factual for real genuine honest honest-to-God kosher legit legitimate no buts about it official on the level on the up and up positive real real stuff really truly straight true unquestionable valid

ADJECTIVE

legal

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constitutional contractual fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid

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acknowledged allowed authorized card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained passed precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight warranted within the law

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illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful

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illicit wrong

ADJECTIVE

sincere

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candid earnest for real forthright genuine heartfelt outspoken real serious true trustworthy

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24-carat aboveboard actual artless bona fide dead-level dear devout faithful frank guileless honest-to-God honest-to-goodness like it is meant natural no-fooling no-nonsense on the level on the line on the up and up open plain pretensionless regular righteous saintly square true-blue unaffected undesigning undissembled unfeigned unpretentious up-front wholehearted

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counterfeit deceitful devious dishonest false flippant insincere invalid untrustworthy

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tricky

ADJECTIVE

substantial

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actual material positive real solid

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card-carrying concrete corporeal existent for real honest-to-God honest-to-goodness legit objective phenomenal physical righteous sensible tangible true valid visible weighty

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ethereal impoverished insignificant little mental minor poor small spiritual unimportant unsubstantial

ADJECTIVE

true

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accurate appropriate authentic bona fide correct genuine honest legitimate natural normal perfect proper pure sincere truthful typical

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direct exact fitting kosher regular right straight

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actual authoritative dependable factual indubitable lawful legal on-target precise rightful trustworthy undeniable undesigning undoubted unerring unfaked unfeigned unquestionable veracious veridical veritable very

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affected counterfeit deceptive different false flawed inaccurate incorrect insincere lying misleading unfitting ungenuine unreal unsuitable untrustworthy untruthful unusual wrong

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changing corrupt illegitimate imprecise inappropriate indirect unfair unjust

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cheating deceitful disloyal evil faithless fraudulent invalid

ADJECTIVE

unquestionable

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absolute indisputable self-evident undeniable unequivocal unmistakable

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

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disputable indefinite uncertain unsure vague

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doubtful questionable

ADJECTIVE

very

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actual appropriate authentic bare bona fide correct especial express genuine ideal identical indubitable mere model perfect plain precise pure right same selfsame sheer simple special true undoubted unqualified unquestionable veritable very same

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inexact

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truly

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absolutely actually definitely exactly genuinely honestly legitimately positively rightly sincerely surely very

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accurately authentically beyond doubt beyond question confirmedly constantly correctly de facto devotedly factually faithfully firmly honorably in actuality in fact in reality in truth loyally precisely reliably righteously staunchly steadily truthfully unequivocally veraciously veritably with all one's heart with devotion without a doubt

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doubtfully questionably

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dubiously indefinite

ADVERB

surely

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

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

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doubtfully dubiously indefinite indefinitely questionably vaguely

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uncertain

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certainly

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absolutely assuredly exactly surely

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

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doubtfully questionably

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dubiously equivocally

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absolutely

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actually categorically definitely doubtless exactly positively precisely really surely truly unconditionally unquestionably

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come hell or high water conclusively decidedly decisively easily for sure no ifs ands or buts no strings attached on the button on the money on the nose right on straight out sure as can be sure as hell sure enough the very thing unambiguously

Antonyms

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doubtfully dubiously questionably uncertain

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doubtfully

Example Sentences

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To western Kansans, this was it�a sure-enough "blue norther,"* the season's first.

From Time Magazine Archive

James Caesar Petrillo declared that it was a sure-enough, wage-earning musical instrument, and that professional harmonica players would have to join his musicians' union.

From Time Magazine Archive

By last week, when his one-man show opened in Manhattan's Bonestell Gallery, modest Arnold Friedman was making a noise like a sure-enough artist.

From Time Magazine Archive

One day a sure-enough snake turned up in the plausible person of Henri Gauthier-Villars, a 34-year-old literary hack who married her and then shut her up in his Paris garret.

From Time Magazine Archive

Are they sure-enough chasing you, John?—for something that you have done?

From The Real Man by Lynde, Francis

sure-enough

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