THESAURUS
sure
OK, Roger, abiding, absolute, absolutely, accurate, adducible, admissible, agape, agog, all agog, all right, alright, alrighty, amen, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, apodictic, arrogant, as you say, assured, assuredly, attestative, attestive, authentic, awaiting, aye, based on, believing, bound, by all means, calculable, certain, certainly, certified, changeless, circumstantial, clear, clear and distinct, clear as day, cocksure, cocky, conclusive, confident, constant, convinced, convincing, covered, cumulative, da, damning, decided, decisive, definite, dependable, determinate, determinative, determined, devout, documentary, documented, dogmatic, doubtless, eager, effective, enduring, ensured, established, evidential, evidentiary, ex parte, exactly, expectant, expecting, eye-witness, factual, faithful, faithworthy, fast, fated, fateful, fideistic, final, fine, firm, firsthand, fixed, foolproof, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, founded on, gaping, genuine, good, good enough, grounded on, guaranteed, hear, hearsay, hopeful, hubristic, implicit, impressed with, in anticipation, in expectation, incontestable, incontrovertible, incorruptible, indeed, indeedy, indefeasible, indicative, indisputable, indubitable, ineluctable, inerrable, inerrant, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, inexorable, infallible, inflexible, insured, invincible, inviolable, irrefutable, irresistible, irrevocable, ja, just so, looking for, looking forward to, mais oui, material, most assuredly, naturally, naturellement, necessary, never-failing, not surprised, nuncupative, of course, okay, optimistic, oui, overconfident, oversure, overweening, overwhelming, perfectly
sure, persuaded, pert, pietistic, pious, pistic, poised, pompous, positive, positively, precisely, predestined, predetermined, predictable, prepared, presumptive, probative, proud, proven, quite, rather, ready, real, really, reassured, reliable, resistless, responsible, right, righto, safe, sanguine, satisfied, secure, secured, self-assured, self-confident, self-important, self-possessed, self-reliant, self-satisfied, set, significant, sold on, solid, sound, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, straight, strong, substantial, suggestive,
sure as death,
sure as fate,
sure thing,
sure-enough,
sure-fire, surefire, surely, symptomatic, telling, tested, to be
sure, to be trusted, tried, tried and true, true, truly, trustable, trustworthy, trusty, unafraid, unambiguous, unavoidable, unchangeable, unchanging, uncompromising, uncontestable, uncontrollable, undeflectable, undeniable, under the impression, undeviating, undoubtful, undoubting, unequivocal, unerring, unfailing, unfalse, unfaltering, unflinching, unhesitating, univocal, unmistakable, unperfidious, unpreventable, unqualified, unquestionable, unquestioning, unshakable, unshakeable, unshaken, unstoppable, unsurprised, unswerving, untreacherous, unvarying, unwavering, unyielding, valid, very well, waiting, waiting for, warranted, watching for, weighty, well and good, well-founded, well-grounded, wholehearted, why yes, yea, yeah, yep, yes, yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes sir, yes sirree
ROGET THESAURUS
sure
Safety
N
safety, security, surety, impregnability, invulnerability, invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape, blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve, safeguard, palladium, guardianship, wardship, wardenship, tutelage, custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection, auspices, safe-conduct, escort, convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci, protector, guardian, warden, warder, preserver, custodian, duenna, chaperon, third person, watchdog, bandog, Cerberus, watchman, patrolman, policeman, cop, dick, fuzz, smokey, peeler, zarp, sentinel, sentry, scout, garrison, guardship, refuge &c, anchor, precaution, quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward, guard, secure, entrench, intrench, fence round, house, nestle, ensconce, take charge of, escort, convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard, patrol, make assurance doubly
sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter, Adj, safe, secure,
sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way, unharmed, unscathed, on
sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened, unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus, panoplied, snug, seaworthy, weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof, defensible, tenable, proof against, invulnerable, unassailable, unattackable, impenetrable, impregnable, imperdible, inexpugnable, Achillean, safe and sound, scathless, unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening, harmless, friendly (cooperative), protecting, protective, guardian, tutelary, preservative, trustworthy, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, Dieu vous garde.
Certainty
N
certainty, necessity, certitude, surety, assurance, dead certainty, moral certainty, infallibleness, infallibility, reliability, indubitableness, inevitableness, unquestionableness, gospel, scripture, church, pope, court of final appeal, res judicata, ultimatum positiveness, dogmatism, dogmatist, dogmatizer, doctrinaire, bigot, opinionist, Sir Oracle, ipse dixit, fact, positive fact, matter of fact, fait accompli, certain,
sure, assured, solid, well-founded, unqualified, absolute, positive, determinate, definite, clear, unequivocal, categorical, unmistakable, decisive, decided, ascertained, inevitable, unavoidable, avoidless, ineluctable, unerring, infallible, unchangeable, to be depended on, trustworthy, reliable, bound, unimpeachable, undeniable, unquestionable, indisputable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable, irrefutable, conclusive, without power of appeal, indubious, without doubt, beyond a doubt, without a shade or shadow of doubt, without question, beyond question, past dispute, clear as day, beyond all question, beyond all dispute, undoubted, uncontested, unquestioned, undisputed, questionless, doubtless, authoritative, authentic, official,
sure as fate,
sure as death and taxes,
sure as a gun, evident, self-evident, axiomatic, clear, clear as day, clear as the sun at noonday, certainly, for certain, certes,
sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto,
sure enough, to be
sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty, in truth, at any rate, at all events, without fail, coute que coute, coute qu'il coute, whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst, come what may, happen what may, come what will, sink or swim, rain or shine, cela va sans dire, there is no question, no question, not a shadow of doubt, there is not a shadow of doubt, the die is cast, facts are stubborn things,
certainty, necessity, certitude, surety, assurance, dead certainty, moral certainty, infallibleness, infallibility, reliability, indubitableness, inevitableness, unquestionableness, gospel, scripture, church, pope, court of final appeal, res judicata, ultimatum positiveness, dogmatism, dogmatist, dogmatizer, doctrinaire, bigot, opinionist, Sir Oracle, ipse dixit, fact, positive fact, matter of fact, fait accompli, certain,
sure, assured, solid, well-founded, unqualified, absolute, positive, determinate, definite, clear, unequivocal, categorical, unmistakable, decisive, decided, ascertained, inevitable, unavoidable, avoidless, ineluctable, unerring, infallible, unchangeable, to be depended on, trustworthy, reliable, bound, unimpeachable, undeniable, unquestionable, indisputable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable, irrefutable, conclusive, without power of appeal, indubious, without doubt, beyond a doubt, without a shade or shadow of doubt, without question, beyond question, past dispute, clear as day, beyond all question, beyond all dispute, undoubted, uncontested, unquestioned, undisputed, questionless, doubtless, authoritative, authentic, official,
sure as fate,
sure as death and taxes,
sure as a gun, evident, self-evident, axiomatic, clear, clear as day, clear as the sun at noonday, certainly, for certain, certes,
sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto,
sure enough, to be
sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty, in truth, at any rate, at all events, without fail, coute que coute, coute qu'il coute, whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst, come what may, happen what may, come what will, sink or swim, rain or shine, cela va sans dire, there is no question, no question, not a shadow of doubt, there is not a shadow of doubt, the die is cast, facts are stubborn things.
Belief
N
belief, credence, credit, assurance, faith, trust, troth, confidence, presumption, sanguine expectation, dependence on, reliance on, persuasion, conviction, convincement, plerophory, self- conviction, certainty, opinion, mind, view, conception, thinking, impression, surmise, conclusion, tenet, dogma, principle, way of thinking, popular belief, firm belief, implicit belief, settled belief, fixed rooted deep- rooted belief, staunch belief, unshaken belief, steadfast belief, inveterate belief, calm belief, sober belief, dispassionate belief, impartial belief, well-founded belief, firm opinion, implicit opinion, settled opinion, fixed rooted deep-rooted opinion, staunch opinion, unshaken opinion, steadfast opinion, inveterate opinion, calm opinion, sober opinion, dispassionate opinion, impartial opinion, well-founded opinion, uberrima fides, system of opinions, school, doctrine, articles, canons, article of faith, declaration of faith, profession of faith, tenets, credenda, creed, thirty-nine articles, catechism, assent, propaganda, credibility, believing, certain,
sure, assured, positive, cocksure, satisfied, confident, unhesitating, convinced, secure, under the impression, impressed with, imbued with, penetrated with, confiding, suspectless, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, void of suspicion, credulous, wedded to, believed, accredited, putative, unsuspected, worthy of, deserving of, commanding belief, credible, reliable, trustworthy, to be depended on, satisfactory, probably, fiducial, fiduciary, persuasive, impressive, relating to belief, doctrinal, in the opinion of, in the eyes of, me judice, meseems, methinks, to the best of one's belief, I dare say, I doubt not, I have no doubt, I am
sure,
sure enough, depend upon, rely upon it, be assured, rest assured, I'll warrant you, experto crede, fata viam invenient, Justitiae soror incorrupta Fides, live to explain thy doctrine by thy life, stands not within the prospect of belief, tarde quae credita laedunt credimus, vide et crede.