Certain

Adjective

 * 1) Sure, positive, not doubting.

Determiner

 * 1) Having been determined but unspecified.  The quality of some particular subject or object which is known by the speaker to have been specifically singled out among similar entities of its class.

Adverbs for Certain
actually; definitely; positively; absolutely; undeniably; assuredly; solidly; substantially; decisively; categorically; incontestably; irrefutably; conclusively; officially; plainly; indisputably; acceptably; unfortunately; unhappily; fortunately; luckily; humiliatingly; terribly; reasonably; comfortably; authoritatively.

Synonyms for Certain
sure, unquestionable, incontrovertible, undeniable, reliable, unfailing, indisputable, secure, infallible, real, true, undoubted, indubitable.

Antonyms for Certain
uncertain,wavering, unreliable, dubious, vague, doubtful, faltering, ambiguous, questionable, equivocal, obscure.

Derived terms

 * certainly

Related terms

 * certainty

Thesaurus
undoubted, undoubtful, undoubting, unequivocal, unerring, unerroneous, unevadable, unfailing, unfallacious, unfalse, uniform, unique, unitary, univocal, unmistakable, unmistaken, unnamed, unpreventable, unquestionable, unquestioned, unrefuted, unspecified, unstoppable, unsurprised, unyielding, valid, validated, various, veracious, verifiable, verified, veritable, waiting, waiting for, warranted, watching for, weighty, well-grounded, whole, written, absolute, accurate, actual, adducible, admissible, agape, agog, all agog, an, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, any, any one, apodictic, ascertained, assured, atomic, attestative, attested, attestive, authentic, authenticated, awaiting, based on, believing, bound, categorically true, certified, changeless, circumstantial, clear, clear and distinct, clear as day, cocksure, composite, conclusive, concrete, confident, confirmable, confirmed, constant, convinced, convincing, corroborated, covered, credible, cumulative, damning, decided, decisive, defined, definite, demonstrable, demonstrated, dependable, destined, detailed, determinate, determinative, determined, devout, different, distinct, distinguished, divers, documentary, documented, dogmatic, doubtless, eager, effectual, either, ensured, esoteric, especial, established, evidential, evidentiary, ex parte, exceptional, exclusive, expectant, expecting, express, extraordinary, eye-witness, factual, faithful, fated, fateful, fideistic, final, firm, firsthand, fixed, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, founded on, gaping, grounded on, guaranteed, hearsay, historical, hopeful, implicit, impressed with, in anticipation, in expectation, in the cards, incontestable, incontrovertible, indefeasible, indicative, indisputable, individual, indivisible, indubitable, ineluctable, ineludible, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, inexorable, infallible, inflexible, inner, insured, integral, intimate, invariable, irreducible, irrefutable, irresistible, irrevocable, lone, looking for, looking forward to, many, material, measured, minute, monadic, monistic, more, more than one, necessary, not in error, not singular, not surprised, noteworthy, numerous, nuncupative, objectively true, one, optimistic, overwhelming, particular, perfectly sure, permanent, personal, persuaded, pietistic, pious, pistic, plausible, plural, pluralistic, plurative, positive, precise, predestined, predetermined, prepared, presumptive, private, probative, provable, proved, quantified, quantitative, quantitive, quantized, ready, real, relentless, reliable, resistless, respective, sanguine, satisfied, secure, secured, set, settled, several, significant, simple, single, singular, sold on, sole, solid, solipsistic, solitary, some, special, specific, stable, standard, stated, steady, stipulated, substantiated, suggestive, sundry, sure, sure as death, sure as fate, sure-enough, surefire, symptomatic, telling, traditional, true, true as gospel, trustworthy, truthful, unalterable, unambiguous, unanalyzable, unavoidable, unchanging, unconfuted, uncontestable, uncontrollable, undeflectable, undeniable, undenied, under the impression, undisputed, undivided,

Etymology
From certain:, certein:, from  certain:, from  unattested form *undefined:, extended form of  certus:, of the same origin as cretus:, past participle of cernere:. Displaced native wis:, iwis: (from  gewiss: ġewis:, ġewiss: and alternative  spelling sertane:

Adjective

 * Arabic: أكيد,  متأكد
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chamicuro:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 肯定, 確切,  确切,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: (vévaios)
 * Icelandic: ,


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, ,  定か,   特定
 * Latin:
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: уверенный,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Slovene: gotov, gotova , gotovo
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Thai: แน่นอน
 * Turkish:

Determiner

 * Arabic: محدّد
 * Bulgarian: определен
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:


 * Icelandic: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:, visst,  ,  enkelte
 * Portuguese: certo
 * Romanian: anumit
 * Russian: некоторый; определённый (more formal and less 'certain')
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Turkish:

Anagrams

 * tacrine
 * tercian

Etymology
From certain: from  unattested form *undefined:, extended form of  certus:.

Adjective

 * 1) certain sure, positive
 * Il est certain qu'il viendra.
 * It is certain that he will arrive.
 * 1) certain fixed, determined
 * 2) certain specified, particular

Noun

 * 1) ; certainty

Related terms

 * certainement
 * certitude
 * incertain

Anagrams

 * carient, centrai, cernait, crainte, criante, écriant, encirât, encrait

Alternative forms

 * chertain

Adjective

 * 1) ; sure

Synonyms

 * seür

Descendants

 * English: certain
 * French: