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
  • Caudle acknowledged the stress the Iran war has put on the US fleet and said the service would try to put more certainty into deployment times, but combat demands can make that difficult.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • There are plenty of clues on further cost of living support but no certainty yet on what will be announced.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of certainty
Noun
  • Rare earth processing technologies must compete on throughput, operating costs, purity, and reliability.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Freight rates have continued their ascent amid the ongoing delays and schedule reliability concerns compounding other factors like the war in Iran, which has kept fuel costs elevated.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of reliability
Noun
  • The owners’ arrival in San Diego comes as Dodgers owner Mark Walter faces a federal probe into his business empire, fueling speculation about a possible ownership change despite assurances the team won’t be sold.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • However, advocates want better assurance through local measures that these laws will be honored.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of assurance
Noun
  • In the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the same updating Gallup survey, forty-nine per cent of college graduates expressed confidence in the job market, compared to forty-four percent of respondents who had less than a college degree.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • When asked on Monday if the team has the talent to improve at center, Quinn reiterated his confidence in Washington’s trio of Allegretti, Good-Jones and Gulbin.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of confidence
Noun
  • Family says risks remain despite convictions The court also ordered about $223,500 in compensation for Inuma’s legal heirs and about $74,500 for Tapullima, the woman wounded in the attack.
    — Steven Grattan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The artifacts cited in this particular conviction include a bust of Cleopatra, items from a princess’s grave and a stone slab affiliated with Tutankhamun.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of conviction
Noun
  • United are closing in on a signing that looks set to lift their summer business to a status of satisfaction.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The study, based on 2,991 travelers, found that while many use lounges to escape crowds, severe overcrowding drastically reduces satisfaction.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfaction

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“Sureness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sureness. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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