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   Sure

   /SHo͝or/

   

   adjective

   • 1. confident in what one thinks or knows; having no doubt that one is right: "I'm sure I've seen that dress before" Similar certainpositiveconvinceddefiniteconfidentdecidedassuredsecuresatisfiedpersuadedeasy in one's mindfree from doubtunhesitatingunwaveringunfalteringunvacillatingunshakeableunshakenOpposite unsureuncertaindoubtful
   • ▪ having a certain prospect or confident anticipation of: "Ripken can be sure of a place in the Hall of Fame"
   • ▪ certain to do something: "it's sure to rain before morning" Similar confidentcertainassuredwith no doubts aboutbounddestinedfatedpredestinedvery likelyinformal:nailed onOpposite unlikely
   • ▪ true beyond any doubt: "what is sure is that learning is a complex business" Similar unquestionableindisputableincontestableirrefutableincontrovertibleundeniableindubitablebeyond questionbeyond doubtundoubtedabsolutecategoricaltruecertainwell groundedwell foundedprovensettleddecidedobviousevidentplainclearconclusivefinaldefiniteunmistakablemanifestpatent
   • ▪ able to be relied on or trusted: "her neck was red—a sure sign of agitation" Similar guaranteedunfailinginfallibleunerringassuredcertaininevitableincontestableirrevocableinformal:sure-firein the bagas sure as eggs is eggsreliabledependabletrustworthyunfailinginfalliblenever-failingcertainunambiguoustestedtried and truetruefoolproofestablishedeffectiveefficaciousinformal:sure-fire
   • ▪ confident; assured: "the drawings impress by their sure sense of rhythm" Similar firmsteadystablesecureconfidentsolidsteadfastunhesitatingunfalteringunwaveringunswerving

   adverb

   • 1. certainly (used for emphasis): informal North American "Texas sure was a great place to grow up"
   • ▪ used to show assent: informal North American "“Are you serious?” “Sure.”"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sur, from Latin securus ‘free from care’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sureness noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • S

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   • U

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   • R

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   • E

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