Analysis Complete

certain

/ certain /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
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"
Similar:
careful
adjective Sense 2
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"
Similar:
bound(p) destined doomed fated foreordained predestinate predestined in for(p)
Opposites:
uncertain
See also:
predictable
adjective satellite Sense 3
capable of being depended on
"a quick and certain remedy"
"a sure way to distinguish the two"
"wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
Similar:
reliable dependable
adjective Sense 4
established irrevocably
"his fate is sealed"
Opposites:
unsealed uncertain
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
11
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
29
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careful bound(p) destined doomed fated foreordained predestinate predestined in for(p) uncertain reliable dependable