surety
3
6.6
- noun
- /ˈʃʊrɪti/
:
certeza
- When the scientist presented her findings, she spoke with such surety that the audience was fully convinced.
Examples
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Then she looked at him straight on, and her voice had the same firmness and surety it had held in his dream.
Fiction book (2002) -
Perhaps one reason this administration does not feel the need to consult much with others is its surety of vision.
Academic text (2003) -
No one can say with any surety what might be found in the future.
Blog text (23) -
And rule based religion provides some surety about anxiety.
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I misdoubt any of us here could say with surety... ...what we would do in case of attack.
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Both the plan and its purpose were first articulated with surety on March 27 by the president.
Academic text (2009) -
But I'm focused on getting the American public back at a place where they have some certainty, some surety, some knowledge that they can make it.
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"The insecurities of her youth were showing against the surety of Grama's long experience.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her women friends had developed a softening, a surety, some steadfastness, and ease.
Fiction book (1996) -
Before he could even frame it as a question, he was fascinated by their surety in their voices, the frightening authority in their pose.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
202
3.4
A strong feeling that something is true or will happen
16
3.5
A statement that makes someone feel more confident
7
8.3
Complete confidence that something is true without enough proof
1
6.1
A feeling of confidence and calm in difficult situations
1
3.6
A feeling of confidence and certainty without doubt
1
5.6
The quality of being clear and certain so people have no doubt
A quality that cannot be doubted
A quality of being impossible to doubt when proof is clear
A final result that leaves no doubt
A truth that cannot be denied by reason or logic
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
7.7
A promise by another company to pay the client if a contract is not fulfilled
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Surety comes from the Latin root secur- and the old word securus, which mean 'without care', and it is the same family as sure and secure. So surety means being free from doubt or worry.