certain

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

• 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"
• reliable in operation or effect
  • "a quick and certain remedy"
• exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
  • "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"

Adjective

• having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
  • "felt certain of success"
  • "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"
• 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"
• certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; - Benjamin Franklin
  • "he was certain to fail"
  • "his fate is certain"
  • "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"
  • "he faced certain death"
• established irrevocably

Synonyms

sealed, sure

Antonyms

uncertain, unsealed, unsure