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sure

adjective as in physically stable

adjective as in inevitable

adjective as in self-confident

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Example Sentences

I’m 98 percent sure I saw him at my local Seattle post office over the holidays.

As an SEO professional, we’re sure that there’s one word you’ve heard and used often, and that is, “keywords”.

It’s his life and his job on the line, and I want to make sure that I’m protecting his values and everything that he’s doing.

Also be sure to let friends who haunt garage and estate sales know that you’re on the lookout.

If you enjoy hiking, I’m sure there’s someone else on this list for you.

“They sure took the Sony thing seriously,” Attkisson said dryly.

And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.

Our duty is to make sure that they realize that the Prophet is not avenged.

I like the idea of Jon Hamm… There have been discussions—though I'm not sure how serious they've been.

“He has to really stay on the down low, he has to make sure that he blends in,” Ney told the Beast.

When a man converses with himself, he is sure that he does not converse with an enemy.

I am therefore quite sure I shall be content to await his father's consent, should it not come these many years.

And sure enough when Sunday came, and the pencil was restored to him, he promptly showed nurse his picture.

He had seen the act committed, he felt sure but had made no effort whatever to stop the thief.

Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both.

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When To Use

What are other ways to say sure?

Sure, the simplest and most general of a group of adjectives indicating full belief and trust that something is true, expresses the mere absence of doubt. Certain 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. 

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On this page you'll find 252 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sure, such as: assured, clear, confident, convinced, positive, and abiding.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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