Textual thesaurus for "sure"

(adj) certain

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

(adj) indisputable

impossible to doubt or dispute

indisputable (or sure) proof

(adj) certain

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

(adj) certain

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

(adj) certain

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

(adj) trusted

(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence

a sure (or trusted) friend

(adv) for certain, for sure, certainly, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely

definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

the results are surely encouraging; she certainly is a hard worker; it's going to be a good day for sure; they are coming, for certain; they thought he had been killed sure enough; he'll win sure as shooting; they sure smell good; sure he'll come