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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 a permanent commissioner provides the certainty and reliability FDA leadership needs to turn this shift into a true inflection point for the agency.
    — Scott Gottlieb, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Baturevych said the state will likely find funding to keep textbooks in print, but there’s less certainty about the rest of the industry.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of certainty
Noun
  • Why Normal Risk Checks Miss These Choke Points Manufacturers have always judged suppliers on cost, quality, reliability and speed.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • AlphaCore 800 joins Velocys’ fleet of reactors and promises more output per reactor without a drop in performance or reliability.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of reliability
Noun
  • But weighting choices vary by pollster and offer no assurance of accuracy.
    — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The findings, which came from a survey of 10 current workers and 27 former ones who left recently, stated that the safety and mission assurance team had lost half its staff as of July 2026.
    — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of assurance
Noun
  • Harbaugh expressed confidence in backup Jameis Winston's ability to step in for however long Dart is out.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Children often don’t have the vocabulary to name a fear directly or the confidence that a topic is safe to raise.
    — Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of confidence
Noun
  • But his conviction was overturned in 2024 by a New York state appeals court, and a judge ordered a new trial.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The outlet reported that Shrine has a prior felony arson conviction in Contra Costa County as well as convictions for vandalism, battery and violation of probation.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of conviction
Noun
  • Rice, the most physical of the Chiefs’ receivers at 204 pounds, has taken a measure of satisfaction in this part of the game.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps most importantly, staff satisfaction often improves when technology works with them—not against them.
    — Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfaction

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“Sureness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sureness. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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