What is another word for certain?
Synonyms for certain
ˈsɜr tncer·tain
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word certain.
Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
certain
That is authentic which is true to the facts; that is genuine which is true to its own claims; as, authentic history; genuine money.
A 'genuine' work is one written by the author whose name it bears; an 'authentic' work is one which relates truthfully the matters of which it treats. For example, the apocryphal Gospel of St. Thomas is neither 'genuine' nor 'authentic.' It is not 'genuine,' for St. Thomas did not write it; it is not 'authentic,' for its contents are mainly fables and lies.
Trench On the Study of Words lect. vi, p. 189. [W. J. Widdleton ]Authentic is, however, used by reputable writers as synonymous with genuine, tho usually where genuineness carries a certain authority. We speak of accepted conclusions, certain evidence, current money, genuine letters, a legitimate conclusion or legitimate authority, original manuscripts, real value, received interpretation, sure proof, a true statement, a trustworthy witness, a veritable discovery.
Synonyms:
accepted, accredited, authentic, authoritative, authorized, current, genuine, legitimate, original, real, received, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, veritableAntonyms:
apocryphal, baseless, counterfeit, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
certain
Synonyms:
true, fixed, regular, established, incontrovertible, undoubtful, indubitable, infallible, unmistakable, sure, unfailing, real, actual, undeniable, positive, convinced, assuredAntonyms:
uncertain, dubious, exceptional, irregular, casual, occasional, questionable, doubtful, vacillating, undecided, uncertain
Princeton's WordNet
certain(a)adjective
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"
Antonyms:
undependable, flukey, unreliable, contingent, iffy, chancy, uncertain, careless, up in the air, indefinite, flukycertain(p), sureadjective
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"
Antonyms:
iffy, unreliable, chancy, undependable, flukey, careless, fluky, up in the air, uncertain, contingent, indefinitecertain(p)adjective
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"
Antonyms:
undependable, indefinite, flukey, up in the air, chancy, uncertain, iffy, unreliable, fluky, careless, contingentcertain, sureadjective
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"
Synonyms:
certain(p), sealed, certain(a), trusted, indisputable, sureAntonyms:
indefinite, fluky, contingent, flukey, undependable, iffy, unreliable, careless, chancy, uncertain, up in the airsealed, certainadjective
established irrevocably
"his fate is sealed"
Synonyms:
certain(p), sealed, sure, certain(a), plasteredAntonyms:
up in the air, indefinite, careless, unreliable, iffy, undependable, uncertain, flukey, chancy, fluky, contingentcertain, sureadjective
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"
Synonyms:
certain(p), sealed, certain(a), trusted, indisputable, sureAntonyms:
chancy, unreliable, flukey, careless, iffy, up in the air, fluky, undependable, contingent, uncertain, indefinitecertain, sureadjective
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"
Synonyms:
certain(p), sealed, certain(a), trusted, indisputable, sureAntonyms:
fluky, indefinite, chancy, iffy, undependable, careless, up in the air, unreliable, contingent, flukey, uncertain
Editors Contribution
sure
he was certain that he had got the question correct.
confident
i was certain i could win the race.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
certainadjective
Synonyms:
indubitable, unquestionable, indisputable, undeniable, incontestable, uncontrovertible, unquestioned, undisputed, undoubted, absolute, positive, plain, past dispute, beyond all question, sure as fate, sure as a gun, clear as day, not doubtfulcertainadjective
Synonyms:
sure, assured, confident, undoubting, fully convincedcertainadjective
Synonyms:
unfailing, infallible, never-failingcertainadjective
certainadjective
Synonyms:
settled, determinate, fixed, stated, constantcertainadjective
Synonyms:
one, some, particular
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
certainadjective
Synonyms:
assured, confident, convinced, satisfied, undoubting, undeniable, irrefutable, indubitable, incontrovertible, incontestable, sure, inevitable, unavoidable, unfailing, infallible, inerrable, fixed, stated, specifiedAntonyms:
indefinite, uncertain, doubtful, uncertain
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1505","6"],["1507","12"],["1515","129"],["1520","28"],["1524","66"],["1541","4"],["1563","46"],["1564","13"],["1568","22"],["1572","41"],["1574","45"],["1575","28"],["1579","90"],["1581","116"],["1582","44"],["1584","13"],["1587","25"],["1588","3"],["1589","11"],["1590","322"],["1592","10"],["1593","2"],["1594","2"],["1595","1"],["1597","1"],["1598","9"],["1600","250"],["1602","1"],["1603","1"],["1607","45"],["1611","9"],["1612","7"],["1614","1"],["1618","6"],["1619","1"],["1620","18"],["1621","12"],["1623","2"],["1624","23"],["1625","4"],["1626","18"],["1628","1"],["1629","10"],["1630","4"],["1631","15"],["1632","18"],["1634","3"],["1635","29"],["1637","20"],["1638","3"],["1641","9"],["1642","5"],["1643","15"],["1644","198"],["1645","91"],["1646","1"],["1647","111"],["1648","100"],["1649","31"],["1650","58"],["1651","151"],["1652","59"],["1653","80"],["1654","7"],["1655","50"],["1656","228"],["1657","161"],["1658","271"],["1659","44"],["1660","31"],["1661","21"],["1662","39"],["1663","108"],["1664","72"],["1665","34"],["1666","23"],["1667","247"],["1668","299"],["1669","60"],["1670","179"],["1671","45"],["1672","209"],["1673","360"],["1674","62"],["1675","553"],["1676","679"],["1677","311"],["1678","658"],["1679","315"],["1680","462"],["1681","654"],["1682","1952"],["1683","892"],["1684","539"],["1685","665"],["1686","513"],["1687","310"],["1688","1106"],["1689","257"],["1690","506"],["1691","74"],["1692","399"],["1693","250"],["1694","729"],["1695","320"],["1696","241"],["1697","218"],["1698","1111"],["1699","902"],["1700","1095"],["1701","1798"],["1702","1458"],["1703","900"],["1704","2441"],["1705","1700"],["1706","2181"],["1707","1490"],["1708","1965"],["1709","936"],["1710","2503"],["1711","2036"],["1712","886"],["1713","1392"],["1714","3607"],["1715","1677"],["1716","1377"],["1717","1760"],["1718","1715"],["1719","1714"],["1720","3414"],["1721","1638"],["1722","3859"],["1723","2115"],["1724","3337"],["1725","3768"],["1726","3221"],["1727","4133"],["1728","3977"],["1729","3722"],["1730","4334"],["1731","5257"],["1732","4122"],["1733","2327"],["1734","3691"],["1735","2937"],["1736","2542"],["1737","4138"],["1738","4364"],["1739","3922"],["1740","3113"],["1741","2693"],["1742","4216"],["1743","2570"],["1744","4111"],["1745","2875"],["1746","1870"],["1747","4648"],["1748","4306"],["1749","3408"],["1750","5015"],["1751","6548"],["1752","4878"],["1753","5900"],["1754","6478"],["1755","6721"],["1756","2485"],["1757","4102"],["1758","5528"],["1759","7102"],["1760","3807"],["1761","5420"],["1762","3880"],["1763","5951"],["1764","5414"],["1765","4993"],["1766","7500"],["1767","6122"],["1768","9922"],["1769","4497"],["1770","6133"],["1771","5775"],["1772","5992"],["1773","4964"],["1774","6116"],["1775","7570"],["1776","8258"],["1777","6623"],["1778","6766"],["1779","5012"],["1780","5255"],["1781","5013"],["1782","5544"],["1783","5718"],["1784","8694"],["1785","8677"],["1786","7642"],["1787","11205"],["1788","12804"],["1789","9630"],["1790","10378"],["1791","12737"],["1792","14555"],["1793","13228"],["1794","15149"],["1795","13200"],["1796","16666"],["1797","12897"],["1798","14033"],["1799","14140"],["1800","20637"],["1801","34395"],["1802","26576"],["1803","32838"],["1804","30283"],["1805","31352"],["1806","30818"],["1807","36190"],["1808","36428"],["1809","38153"],["1810","39311"],["1811","52820"],["1812","50552"],["1813","36645"],["1814","43679"],["1815","40273"],["1816","43607"],["1817","51052"],["1818","56093"],["1819","51838"],["1820","60116"],["1821","48843"],["1822","79759"],["1823","72877"],["1824","90414"],["1825","81697"],["1826","71054"],["1827","67953"],["1828","70826"],["1829","81269"],["1830","90650"],["1831","88460"],["1832","81097"],["1833","89576"],["1834","84328"],["1835","100810"],["1836","102922"],["1837","92228"],["1838","104480"],["1839","116540"],["1840","116796"],["1841","104234"],["1842","99327"],["1843","121647"],["1844","118096"],["1845","128768"],["1846","131471"],["1847","124190"],["1848","127226"],["1849","131709"],["1850","142884"],["1851","158416"],["1852","158692"],["1853","179823"],["1854","197614"],["1855","172845"],["1856","182377"],["1857","158785"],["1858","157330"],["1859","166025"],["1860","174401"],["1861","132861"],["1862","109812"],["1863","120926"],["1864","139893"],["1865","146583"],["1866","163431"],["1867","153733"],["1868","165052"],["1869","169158"],["1870","168472"],["1871","175269"],["1872","183566"],["1873","188892"],["1874","208483"],["1875","198251"],["1876","211843"],["1877","210078"],["1878","198407"],["1879","215697"],["1880","245558"],["1881","257048"],["1882","252888"],["1883","311464"],["1884","284520"],["1885","277499"],["1886","244642"],["1887","257786"],["1888","260436"],["1889","254001"],["1890","253988"],["1891","288373"],["1892","319751"],["1893","304502"],["1894","299090"],["1895","336216"],["1896","353180"],["1897","342912"],["1898","367976"],["1899","388216"],["1900","426416"],["1901","431453"],["1902","427263"],["1903","420642"],["1904","464396"],["1905","450628"],["1906","462407"],["1907","488981"],["1908","487308"],["1909","447320"],["1910","470517"],["1911","486014"],["1912","505980"],["1913","485130"],["1914","482280"],["1915","435423"],["1916","425042"],["1917","432042"],["1918","377377"],["1919","411918"],["1920","517371"],["1921","465558"],["1922","536347"],["1923","437354"],["1924","406779"],["1925","421755"],["1926","396490"],["1927","463813"],["1928","451234"],["1929","430726"],["1930","462265"],["1931","441586"],["1932","394304"],["1933","337874"],["1934","399474"],["1935","415558"],["1936","435193"],["1937","435619"],["1938","463360"],["1939","460973"],["1940","414996"],["1941","388428"],["1942","370013"],["1943","293553"],["1944","264366"],["1945","327302"],["1946","422270"],["1947","468011"],["1948","532776"],["1949","579925"],["1950","591426"],["1951","570389"],["1952","563407"],["1953","553495"],["1954","556353"],["1955","596256"],["1956","614447"],["1957","677308"],["1958","667814"],["1959","699245"],["1960","785441"],["1961","862209"],["1962","949055"],["1963","977841"],["1964","979059"],["1965","1079856"],["1966","1130683"],["1967","1163050"],["1968","1259866"],["1969","1215529"],["1970","1254536"],["1971","1227899"],["1972","1245335"],["1973","1216388"],["1974","1172383"],["1975","1166793"],["1976","1201139"],["1977","1200053"],["1978","1196971"],["1979","1212847"],["1980","1206388"],["1981","1189048"],["1982","1226763"],["1983","1231629"],["1984","1288587"],["1985","1305736"],["1986","1370755"],["1987","1375593"],["1988","1410002"],["1989","1474619"],["1990","1576519"],["1991","1505706"],["1992","1652633"],["1993","1597187"],["1994","1686842"],["1995","1737303"],["1996","1838178"],["1997","1869562"],["1998","1941571"],["1999","2070778"],["2000","2269070"],["2001","2272127"],["2002","2461688"],["2003","2744137"],["2004","2932385"],["2005","2832310"],["2006","3085997"],["2007","3331417"],["2008","4341360"]]
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#92 | some | |
#143 | number | |
#212 | real | |
#328 | current | |
#575 | few | |
#622 | given | |
#691 | original | |
#716 | sure | |
#738 | specific | |
#739 | several | |
#831 | true | |
#842 | individual | |
#891 | received | |
#1100 | certain | |
#1113 | particular | |
#1286 | safe | |
#1299 | regular | |
#1300 | secure | |
#1392 | selected | |
#1467 | positive | |
#1635 | established | |
#1672 | fixed | |
#1703 | specified | |
#1752 | accepted | |
#1920 | actual | |
#2328 | determined | |
#3303 | authorized | |
#3639 | reliable | |
#4677 | trusted | |
#4882 | sealed | |
#5018 | genuine | |
#6065 | authentic | |
#6692 | accredited | |
#7608 | confident | |
#8066 | legitimate | |
#8869 | assured | |
#8933 | convinced | |
#15906 | authoritative | |
#23137 | trustworthy | |
#36577 | undeniable | |
#39400 | veritable | |
#39518 | unmistakable | |
#45550 | infallible | |
#50305 | plastered | |
#60486 | indisputable | |
#79655 | unfailing | |
#105864 | incontrovertible | |
#173566 | indubitable |
How to use certain in a sentence?
We wanted to offer a look at how a Trump presidency would cause damage to the American economy and working families, we can be certain of this because we’ve read Trump’s ‘plans,’ listened to his words, reviewed what analysts have to say about what he wants to do. And it's the only logical conclusion.
Fox News ''s very sad to me because any other country … I can promise you … they would not be representing that country, i totally disagree with Fox News ', but they have the right to do Fox News ', even though I think it's wrong. We have to have leaders that … are going to stand up and say the right thing. You can feel a certain way and I think that's great, but this is the United States of America Olympics. … I'm not sure that's the time or place.
Simply showing certain job ads to different age groups on services like Facebook or Google may not in itself be discriminatory — just as it can be OK to run employment ads in magazines and on TV shows targeted at younger or older people, what matters is that marketing is broadly based and inclusive, not simply focused on a particular age group.
You go through spells of capitalizing on things and having good cars and mediocre cars and circumstances, and I think that part of this sport is those streaks come and go at certain race tracks, at RCR we had a lot of good, flat-track races at Richmond and Loudon, and we only won here one time, and I thought this was one of our better tracks.
It seems the water in the [reserve] is receding and certain areas are more accessible to search.
Translations for certain
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- أكيد, متأكد, محدّدArabic
- определен, сигурен, уверенBulgarian
- certCatalan, Valencian
- určitý, jistýCzech
- sikker, vis, vist, visse, sikkert, sikreDanish
- gewiss, sicher, bestimmtGerman
- βέβαιοςGreek
- cierta, ciertoSpanish
- مسلم - قطعیPersian
- muuan, tietty, varmaFinnish
- certainFrench
- cinnte, deimhin, dearfaIrish
- cinnteach, deimhinneScottish Gaelic
- biztos, bizonyosHungarian
- tertentuIndonesian
- ákveðinn, viss, öruggurIcelandic
- certoItalian
- מסויםHebrew
- 確か, ある, 一定, 定か, とある, 特定Japanese
- ជាក់លាក់Khmer
- 확실한Korean
- certus, quīdamLatin
- zekerDutch
- enkelte, visse, sikker, visst, vissNorwegian
- ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟOriya
- pewnyPolish
- certoPortuguese
- anumit, cert, anume, sigurRomanian
- уверенный, определённый, некий, некоторыйRussian
- tzertu, tzeltu, certuSardinian
- sȉgūran, nȅkī, òdrēđenSerbo-Croatian
- gotovSlovene
- viss, visst, säkra, vissa, säker, säkertSwedish
- แน่นอนThai
- belli, kesinTurkish
- זיכערYiddish
Get even more translations for certain »
Translation
Find a translation for the certain synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"certain." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 14 Nov. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/certain>.
Discuss these certain synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In