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certainty

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of certainty

1 a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
  • I have full certainty that I'll pass the test.
Synonyms of certainty

assurance, assuredness, certitude, cocksureness, confidence, conviction, doubtlessness, face, positiveness, satisfaction, sureness, surety
Words Related to certainty

authoritarianism, dogmatism

decisiveness, determination, firmness, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve
Near Antonyms of certainty

hesitancy, hesitation, indecisiveness, irresolution

disbelief, incredulity, unbelief

anxiety, concern, misgiving

distrust, mistrust, suspicion
Antonyms of certainty

doubt, incertitude, nonconfidence, uncertainty
2 the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
  • the proverbial certainty of death and taxes
Synonyms of certainty

ineluctability, inevitability, inevitableness
Words Related to certainty

likelihood, probability

inexorability, inexorableness, relentlessness
Near Antonyms of certainty

preventability

improbability, unlikelihood, unlikeliness

doubtfulness, dubiousness
Antonyms of certainty

uncertainty

Synonym Discussion of certainty

certainty, certitude, conviction mean a state of being free from doubt. certainty and certitude are very close; certainty may stress the existence of objective proof
    • claims that cannot be confirmed with scientific certainty
, while certitude may emphasize a faith in something not needing or not capable of proof.
    • believes with certitude in an afterlife
conviction applies especially to belief strongly held by an individual.
    • holds firm convictions on every issue

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of certainty Spanish Central: Translation of certainty Nglish: Translation of certainty for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of certainty for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about certainty

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