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Synonyms & Antonyms of sure
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1
having or showing a mind free from doubt
- are you absolutely sure that she said she was coming today?
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2
impossible to avoid or evade
- the joke's a sure dud if you don't pause in the right places
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- in the bag,
- in the cards
- (also on the cards)
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3
not likely to fail
- a sure cure for the winter blues—a week in the Bahamas
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4
worthy of one's trust
- a sister is a sure friend for life
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- dodgy
- [chiefly British],
- uncertain,
- undependable,
- unreliable,
- unsafe,
- untrustworthy
5
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
- no sure evidence that life exists on other planets
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sure
adverbSynonyms of sure (Entry 2 of 2)
without any question
- we sure could use your help here
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