adv. 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"

adj. certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle"

adj. infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"

adj. physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground"

adj. (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend"

adj. 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. 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. 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. 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. impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof"

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

adv. "Quite so!" "Quite the contrary!"

adv. (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"

adv. totally and definitely; without question; "we are absolutely opposed to the idea"; "he forced himself to lie absolutely still"; "iron is absolutely necessary"

adv. in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted; "it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers"; "his guilt was established beyond a shadow of a doubt"

adv. without doubt; certainly; "it's undoubtedly very beautiful"

adv. so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"

adv. to an undeniable degree or in an undeniable manner; "she is undeniably the most gifted student in the class"

adv. without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"

adv. without a doubt; "the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone"

adv. with finality; conclusively; "the voted settled the argument decisively"

adv. without question; "Fred Winter is unquestionably the jockey to follow"; "they hired unimpeachably first-rate faculty members"

adj. resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices"

adj. (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens"

adj. firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; "the economy is stable"

adj. marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

adj. not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"

adj. 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. difficult to please

adj. 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. not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

adj. incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible"

adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"

adj. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"

adj. free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"

adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

adj. required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

adj. characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"

adj. involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"

adj. not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt"; "indisputable evidence of a witness"

adj. too obvious to be doubted

adj. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"

adj. 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. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

adj. not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"

adj. 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. greater than zero; "positive numbers"

adj. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

adj. consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man"

adj. occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"

adj. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"

adj. not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys"

adj. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

adj. of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain

adj. characterized by fact; "the factual aspects of the case"

adj. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"

adj. precisely accurate; "a veracious account"

adj. characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"

adj. secured by written agreement

adj. securely established; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"

adj. guaranteed not to fail; "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle"

adj. secure in formally authorized hands

adj. assured by (usually) spoken agreement; "the promised toy"; "the promised land"

adj. in safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me"

adj. safe for the storage of valuables; "kept the deed in his safe-deposit box at the bank"

adj. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"

adj. having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower"

adj. worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"

adj. based on trust

adj. consistently reliable or dependable: "a faithful old car that always gets us home"

adj. tested and proved to be reliable

adj. "I would be true for there are those who trust me"

adj. used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady; "undeviating loyalty"

adj. marked by care and effort; "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"

adj. "careful of her feelings"; "extremely solicitous in matters of behavior"

adj. confined to specific persons; "a close secret"

adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

adj. developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

adj. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

adj. excessively or unduly careful

adj. painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

adj. impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof"

adj. subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"

adj. not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

adj. not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"

adj. uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot

adj. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"

adj. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"

adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"

adj. ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"