certainty
Freedom from doubt
Certainty is the state of being sure or confident about something, free from doubt.
When you have certainty, you feel no hesitation or wavering: I can say with certainty that she was home that night.
A certainty is something that is sure to happen or be true: Death is the only certainty in life.
The phrase for a certainty means definitely or without question.
Certainty often contrasts with probability or possibility, where doubt remains.
Commitment to act
- pledgeBinding promise given
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- warrantyFormal repair promise
- bondBinding tie or connection
oath · vow · commitment · surety · security · collateral · indemnity · insurance
Firm promise or certainty
- convictionFirmly held belief
- surenessAbsence of uncertainty
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- trustConfidence in another
faith · belief · security · positivity · self-assurance · poise · boldness · assertiveness
Clearly established, not vague
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- unambiguousAllowing single interpretation only
- indubitableImpossible to doubt
- irrefutableImpossible to disprove
undeniable · unquestionable · categorical · unequivocal · incontrovertible · decisive · absolute · clear-cut
Accordance with reality
- factVerifiable piece of information
- realityWhat actually exists
- proofDemonstration of truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
verification · confirmation · validation · corroboration · substantiation · authenticity · veracity · accuracy
Predetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- inescapabilityState of being certain
- unavoidabilityState of being certain
predestination · foregone conclusion · surety · inexorability · doom · karma · kismet · determinism
Worthy of trust
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- stableSecure and unchanging
- solidFirm matter state
steadfast · unfailing · proven · tried-and-true · foolproof · predictable · sound · sure
promise
Commitment to act
bond · oath · vow · commitment · surety · security · collateral · indemnity · insurance · protection
assurance
Firm promise or certainty
- convictionFirmly held belief
- surenessAbsence of uncertainty
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
trust · faith · belief · security · positivity · self-assurance · poise · boldness · assertiveness · decisiveness
definite
Clearly established, not vague
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- unambiguousAllowing single interpretation only
- indubitableImpossible to doubt
irrefutable · undeniable · unquestionable · categorical · unequivocal · incontrovertible · decisive · absolute · clear-cut · explicit
truth
Accordance with reality
evidence · verification · confirmation · validation · corroboration · substantiation · authenticity · veracity · accuracy · data
fate
Predetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- inescapabilityState of being certain
unavoidability · predestination · foregone conclusion · surety · inexorability · doom · karma · kismet · determinism · providence
dependable
Worthy of trust
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- stableSecure and unchanging
solid · steadfast · unfailing · proven · tried-and-true · foolproof · predictable · sound · sure · secure
- belieffaith, belief, belief systems, creed, dogma
- probabilityprobability, chance, random, randomness, odds
- confidenceself-assurance, self-belief, assuredness, sureness, poise
- fatedestiny, fate, kismet, Moira, fated
- truthstruth, truths, facts, fact, reality
- assurancesassurance, guarantee, promise, reassurance, warranty
certaintyuncertainty
State of being unsure
doubt · incertitude · unsureness · skepticism · indecision
certaintyambiguity
Openness to multiple interpretations
confusion · vagueness · obscurity · indeterminacy · equivocation
certaintyuncertainty
State of being unsure
impossibility · contingency · unpredictability · indeterminacy · unlikelihood
- 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
certain, certainly, uncertain, uncertainty, ascertain, uncertainly, uncertainties, ascertained, ascertaining