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certainty
[ sur-tn-tee ]
noun
- the state of being certain.
Synonyms: , ,
- something certain; an assured fact.
Synonyms:
certainty
/ ˈɜːəԳɪ /
noun
- the condition of being certain
- something established as certain or inevitable
- for a certaintywithout doubt
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·t·ٲ noun plural noncertainties
Word History and Origins
Origin of certainty1
Idioms and Phrases
- for / of a certainty, certainly; without a doubt:
I suspect it, but I don't know it for a certainty.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Mercedes argue that there is no certainty that this will be a problem next year, and there cannot be until the cars have run and there is an accurate assessment of their aerodynamic performance.
More “Trump bucks” could make that realignment a near certainty.
To get developers to deliver this, it needs to provide certainty that they will get a return on their investment.
"The Texas Medical Board is behind this, and they seem to think that this will create more certainty. I will say I'm not totally convinced that that's true."
Industry Minister Sarah Jones welcomed the announcement which she said would "bring certainty for thousands of hard-working staff for the long term".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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