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certain
Overview of adj certain
The adj certain has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (136) certain -- (definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones")
2. (16) certain, sure -- (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends")
3. (10) certain -- (established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain")
4. (4) certain, sure -- (certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win")
5. sealed, certain -- (established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed")
6. certain, sure -- (reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites")
7. certain, sure -- (exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors")
Grep of noun certain
certainty
Grep of verb certain
ascertain
Antonyms of adj certain
7 senses of certain
Sense 1
certain(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA definite) -> indefinite
Sense 2
certain(predicate)(vs. uncertain), sure (vs. unsure)
uncertain (vs. certain), unsure (vs. sure), incertain
=> ambivalent
=> doubtful, dubious
=> groping, hesitant
Sense 3
certain(predicate)(vs. uncertain)
uncertain (vs. certain)
=> indefinite
=> up in the air
Sense 4
certain (vs. uncertain), sure
uncertain (vs. certain)
=> chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy
=> contingent
=> up in the air
Sense 5
sealed (vs. unsealed), certain
Sense 6
certain, sure
INDIRECT (VIA reliable, dependable) -> unreliable, undependable
INDIRECT (VIA reliable, dependable) -> unreliable, undependable
Sense 7
certain, sure
INDIRECT (VIA careful) -> careless
Similarity of adj certain
7 senses of certain
Sense 1
certain(prenominal)
=> definite (vs. indefinite)
Sense 2
certain(predicate)(vs. uncertain), sure (vs. unsure)
=> convinced(predicate), positive(predicate), confident(predicate)
Sense 3
certain(predicate)(vs. uncertain)
=> definite
=> indisputable, sure
=> sure as shooting
Sense 4
certain (vs. uncertain), sure
=> bound(predicate), destined
=> doomed, fated
=> foreordained, predestinate, predestined
=> in for(predicate)
Also See> predictable#1
Sense 5
sealed (vs. unsealed), certain
Sense 6
certain, sure
=> reliable (vs. unreliable), dependable (vs. undependable)
Sense 7
certain, sure
=> careful (vs. careless)
Pertainyms of adj certain
Attributes of adj certain
2 of 7 senses of certain
Sense 2
certain(predicate)(vs. uncertain), sure (vs. unsure)
=> certainty
=> assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness
Sense 3
certain(predicate)(vs. uncertain)
=> certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion
Domain of adj certain
Domain Terms of adj certain
Familiarity of adj certain
certain used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =7)
Grep of adj certain
certain
incertain
uncertain
Grep of adv certain
certainly
for certain
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