sure thing

sure thing

noun

Definition of SURE THING

: one that is certain to succeed : a sure bet

Examples of SURE THING

1. <he's a sure thing for the promotion: he's the most qualified candidate by far>

First Known Use of SURE THING

1767

Related to SURE THING

Synonyms: cinch, lock, shoo-in, slam dunk, lead-pipe cinch

Related Words: certainty, inevitability; eventuality; foregone conclusion

Near Antonyms: dark horse, long shot

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Rhymes with SURE THING

Anqing, backswing, Baoding, bedspring, Beijing, bi-swing, bitewing, bowstring, bullring, Chongqing, clearwing, downswing, drawstring, D ring, earring, first-string, forewing, G-string, greenwing, growth ring, hairspring, hamstring, handspring, headspring, heartstring, hind wing, hot spring, Kunming, lacewing, lapwing, latchstring, left-wing, mainspring, Nanjing, Nan Ling, Nanning, O-ring, offspring, plaything, redwing, right-wing, seal ring, shoestring, slip ring, unsling, unstring, upspring, upswing, waxwing, wellspring, whitewing, wingding, Xining