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Certain

noun
/ˈsɝtn̩/
Word Frequency: 186.8

Definitions

1.noun(with "the") Something certain.
2.adjectiveSure, positive, not doubting.
"I was certain of my decision."
3.adjectiveDetermined; resolved.
4.adjectiveNot to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
5.adjectiveActually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
"Bankruptcy is the certain outcome of your constant gambling and lending."
6.adjectiveUnfailing; infallible.
7.adjectiveI have often wished , that I knew so certain a remedy in any other disease
8.adjectiveFixed or stated; regular; determinate.
9.adjectiveKnown but not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; sometimes used independently as a noun, and meaning certain persons; see also "one".
10.pronoun(with of) Unnamed or undescribed members (of).
"There were serious objections to certain of the proposals."

Synonyms

unavoidablesomesurepositivedependablereliableconfidentdefinitesure as shootingconvincedcarefulfated

Antonyms

particularspecificuncertainimpossibleincidental

Rhymes With

uncertaincurtainburtoniron curtainclosing curtainsafety curtainbamboo curtaindrop curtain
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