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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

For a conviction on a charge of manslaughter, the jury must be sure that the defendants intended to cause “some physical harm”, he added.

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And be sure to get those flowers home or into a cool place as soon as possible.

He can’t figure it out — it’s at least nine by my count — but he’s sure it needs to be a game.

It’s an empowerment anthem, sure, and Diane Warren has crafted many of those.

He said he was also focused on making sure the powers contained in the OSA, which is coming into effect next year, were used "assertively" by the regulator.

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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. 

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

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