making sure
Verifying it's done
Making sure is the act of verifying or confirming something, or taking steps to guarantee a particular outcome.
It implies careful attention to prevent error or oversight: I'm just making sure we're on the same page, She called ahead, making sure they had a table.
The phrase often precedes a clause stating what's being confirmed: Make sure you lock the door.
Showing extreme attention to detail
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
systematic · methodical · rigorous · exhaustive · comprehensive · detail-oriented · painstaking · leaving no stone unturned
Preventing harm or loss
- protectingKeeping from harm
- preventingStopping before occurrence
- guardingActively protecting something
- preparingMaking ready beforehand
hedging · insuring · shielding · securing · buffering · anticipating · taking care · failsafe
Establishing truth of something
- checkingAct of verification
- double-checkingConfirming something a second time
- validatingConfirming truth or accuracy
- verifyingConfirming truth or accuracy
cross-referencing · authenticating · corroborating · substantiating · fact-checking · vetting · reviewing · inspecting
Making something definite
- guaranteeingPromising with certainty
- assuringGiving confident guarantees
- cementingFastening withite adhesive
- securingMaking firmly fixed
establishing · clinching · sealing · locking in · nailing down · pinning down · settling · solidifying
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- scrupulousThorough and principled
conscientious · systematic · methodical · rigorous · exhaustive · comprehensive · detail-oriented · painstaking · leaving no stone unturned · crossing t's
safeguarding
Preventing harm or loss
- protectingKeeping from harm
- preventingStopping before occurrence
- guardingActively protecting something
preparing · hedging · insuring · shielding · securing · buffering · anticipating · taking care · failsafe · backup
confirming
Establishing truth of something
- checkingAct of verification
- double-checkingConfirming something a second time
- validatingConfirming truth or accuracy
verifying · cross-referencing · authenticating · corroborating · substantiating · fact-checking · vetting · reviewing · inspecting · examining
ensuring
Making something definite
- guaranteeingPromising with certainty
- assuringGiving confident guarantees
- cementingFastening withite adhesive
securing · establishing · clinching · sealing · locking in · nailing down · pinning down · settling · solidifying · concluding
making sureassuming
Accepting as true unverified
hoping · presuming · guessing · taking for granted · supposing
making sureneglecting
Failing to attend to
overlooking · ignoring · forgetting · disregarding · letting slide
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