certain
Bound to happen
Certain means sure or definite.
If you're certain about something, you have no doubt: I'm certain I locked the door.
Certain facts are established beyond question.
The word also picks out unspecified particulars: certain people, a certain charm.
This vagueness can be pointed—a certain someone hints at knowledge withheld.
To a certain extent means partly but not completely.
Impossible to contest
- unquestionableCannot be challenged
- irrefutableImpossible to disprove
- incontrovertibleImpossible to deny
- undoubtedClearly true, not disputed
indubitable · conclusive · absolute · categorical · decisive · proven · evident · obvious
Clearly defined, not vague
- particularSpecific or fussy
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
clear · unambiguous · unequivocal · distinct · concrete · defined · fixed · established
Impossible to prevent
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- destinedFixed by fate
- fatedDetermined by destiny
- boundSecured or destined
predestined · assured · guaranteed · inexorable · predetermined · foreordained · expected · impending
Sure of oneself
- convincedFirmly believing something
- positiveAffirming or certain
- sureFree from uncertainty
- satisfiedHaving enough, wanting nothing
secure · settled · decided · resolved · determined · untroubled · unhesitating · unwavering
Worthy of trust
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- unfailingNever failing or weakening
- guaranteedPromised with certainty
- foolproofIncapable of failure
infallible · sure-fire · fail-safe · tried · tested · proven · steady · consistent
indisputable
Impossible to contest
- unquestionableCannot be challenged
- irrefutableImpossible to disprove
- incontrovertibleImpossible to deny
undoubted · indubitable · conclusive · absolute · categorical · decisive · proven · evident · obvious · manifest
specific
Clearly defined, not vague
- particularSpecific or fussy
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
explicit · clear · unambiguous · unequivocal · distinct · concrete · defined · fixed · established · determined
unavoidable
Impossible to prevent
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- destinedFixed by fate
- fatedDetermined by destiny
bound · predestined · assured · guaranteed · inexorable · predetermined · foreordained · expected · impending · forthcoming
confident
Sure of oneself
satisfied · secure · settled · decided · resolved · determined · untroubled · unhesitating · unwavering · steadfast
dependable
Worthy of trust
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- unfailingNever failing or weakening
- guaranteedPromised with certainty
foolproof · infallible · sure-fire · fail-safe · tried · tested · proven · steady · consistent · predictable
- probabilityprobability, chance, random, randomness, odds
- certaintysure, unsure, definite, doubtful, positive
- commitment levelscommitted, dedicated, devoted, loyal, faithful
- fatedestiny, fate, kismet, Moira, fated
- soft ccell, celery, cent, center, central
- Absolutesabsolute, absolutely, all, always, complete
certainuncertain
Not firmly known
unsure · doubtful · unconfident · hesitant · wavering
certainuncertain
Not firmly known
unlikely · improbable · unpredictable · doubtful · questionable
certainindefinite
Not precisely determined
unspecified · undefined · indeterminate · undetermined · vague
- certainly notEmphatic refusal or denial
- for certainBeyond all doubt
- make certainGuarantee an outcome
- made certainVerified something would happen
- almost certainlyVery likely true
- absolute certaintyState of having no doubt
certainly, uncertain, uncertainty, certainty, ascertain, uncertainly, uncertainties, ascertained, ascertaining