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1obsolete : safe from danger or harm2: firmly established : steadfast <a sure hold>3: reliable
, trustworthy <a sure friend>4 a: marked by or given to feelings of confident certainty <I'm sure I'm right> b: characterized by a lack of wavering or hesitation <sure brush strokes> <a sure hand>5: admitting of no doubt : indisputable <spoke from sure knowledge>6 a: bound to happen : inevitable <sure disaster> b: bound
, destined <is sure to win>7: careful to remember, attend to, or find out something <be sure to lock the door>
— sure·ness noun
— for sure
: without doubt or question : certainly
— to be sure
: it must be acknowledged : admittedly synonyms sure
, certain
, positive
, cocksure mean having no doubt or uncertainty. sure usually stresses the subjective or intuitive feeling of assurance <felt sure that I had forgotten something>. certain may apply to a basing of a conclusion or conviction on definite grounds or indubitable evidence <police are certain about the cause of the fire>. positive intensifies sureness or certainty and may imply opinionated conviction or forceful expression of it <I'm positive that's the person I saw>. cocksure implies presumptuous or careless positiveness <you're always so cocksure about everything>.
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