SURETY Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

surety

noun

ˈshu̇r(-ə)-tē

Definition of surety

as in contract

a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation gave his surety that he would pay back the loan if his sister was unable to for any reason

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as in sponsor

a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing a mutual friend agreed to act as surety if I lent my cousin some money, since I wasn't certain that she'd be able to pay it back

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as in assurance

a state of mind in which one is free from doubt I can't tell you the year in which that event happened with any great surety

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Recent Examples of surety Bond was set at $400,000 cash or surety, court records show. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Tragicomedy is an assault on surety. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026 Bond has been set at $6,000 cash with an additional $10,000 surety. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 Those tighter ranges reflect more surety over finances as the end of the accounting year in June looms, while the increases follow Michael Carrick guiding United to a third-place finish in the Premier League. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for surety

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Noun

In practice, governments still want contracts, jobs, and tax revenue at home.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Pavel Mintyukov signs contract extension with Ducks Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov has agreed to five-year contract extension worth $36 million with the Ducks, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of contract

Noun

Budweiser and Michelob Ultra maker AB InBev, the World’s Cup’s official beer sponsor, doled out marketing support to bars and hosted 200,000 watch parties in 40 countries.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Your senior hires need a circle that includes a sponsor from senior leadership, a peer who can help explain unwritten norms, an operational navigator to remove administrative obstacles.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of sponsor

Noun

Before Chinese refining capacity picks up again, the government will want assurances that crude is flowing through the strait unimpeded, Kaneva predicted.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
The verbal assurance of a license commitment was vague, with several key details left unaddressed.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of assurance

Noun

The agency provides a range of financing tools, including loans, equity investment, political risk insurance, loan guarantees and project development funding.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Having an American spouse was hardly a guarantee of financial solvency, a landlord told her, because couples separated by deportation frequently got divorced.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of guarantee

Noun

The Bucksbaum Award was inaugurated in 2000 by the late Melva Bucksbaum, a patron of the arts and longtime Whitney trustee.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026
Russia is increasingly embroiled in its war with Ukraine and not able to send more aid to an island that already owes their former Cold War patron billions of dollars.

— Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of patron

Noun

The move also aims to provide greater certainty around component supply and pricing for future vehicle programs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
On a website description of a Clear Creek rafting trip, one major rafting company has included a section describing the current lack of certainty around flows this year and suggested a trip elsewhere.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026

Definition of certainty

Noun

Origination opportunities refer to possible deals where Apollo may invest or provide loans.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
The Panthers got him on a great contract, too — a one-year, $4 million deal, which puts him outside the Top 30 among offensive tackles in the league.

— MIKE KAYE, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Definition of deal

Noun

Until the 1970s, women needed a male guarantor, often a husband, to buy homes and get credit cards.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Neighbors digging with their hands is usually the true image of first responders, yet the longer that image lasts the more evident the State’s failure is in fulfilling its duties as guarantors of life and public safety.

— Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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