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sureness

noun

Definition of surenessnext
1
as in certainty
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt unfortunately, he lacked the sureness of his opponent in the tennis match

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2
as in reliability
worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence investors in those risky foreign enterprises were gambling on the sureness of their instincts

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Recent Examples of sureness Both of them remember a collaborator who made up for his inexperience with a calm sense of sureness. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sureness
  1. certainty
  2. reliability
  3. assurance
  4. confidence
  5. conviction
  6. satisfaction
Noun
  • But Wall Street analysts now see a rate hike by December as a near certainty, according to futures prices.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Russell said any expert claiming certainty on this right now is guessing, and in fact, more on Wall Street now share that view.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of certainty
Noun
  • Evaluate technical progress, reliability, problem-solving and customer interactions instead of relying only on time served.
    — Matthew Darienzo, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Grounded and struggling ULA’s streak of reliability continued with a near-flawless debut launch of the Vulcan rocket.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of reliability
Noun
  • Warsh could gain that confidence with an apparent path to an end to the Iran war or some assurance that the president is satisfied with the current tariff regime.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That converts pen testing from episodic assurance into institutional memory.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of assurance
Noun
  • The real advantage comes from connecting information, accountability and execution so the business can act with confidence.
    — Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The vote was a stunning loss for the crypto industry, which had exuded confidence that enough senators would vote to advance the bill.
    — Tanaya Macheel,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of confidence
Noun
  • In a news release announcing the conviction, State’s Attorney Christian Watson extended his gratitude to the New Britain Police Department and Connecticut Judicial Marshals.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • According to the trailer, the docuseries also uses first-person interviews to detail Glitter’s original convictions and years hopping from country to country, including Vietnam, Cuba, and Cambodia to avoid prosecution and jail time.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of conviction
Noun
  • Pittsburgh International Airport nabbed a top spot among North America's best medium airports based on its customer satisfaction scores, according to a recent study by JD Power.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Hartsfield-Jackson was tied with George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston in customer satisfaction, both receiving 606 points out of a possible 1,000, below average for mega airports.
    — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfaction

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“Sureness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sureness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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