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adjective

1. In a definite and final form; not likely to change: firm, fixed, flat, set. See change/persist.
2. Bound to happen: inescapable, inevitable, sure, unavoidable. See certain/uncertain.
3. Established beyond a doubt: hard, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, positive, sure, unassailable, undeniable, undisputable, unquestionable. See certain/uncertain, true/false.
4. Known positively: definite, positive, sure. Idioms: for certain. See certain/uncertain.
5. Such as could not possibly fail or disappoint: infallible, secure, sure, unerring, unfailing. Informal sure-fire. See certain/uncertain.
6. Having no doubt: assured, confident, positive, sure, undoubting. See certain/uncertain.

adj

Definition: confident
Antonyms: doubtful, doubting, hesitant, uncertain, unconfident, unsure

adj

Definition: fixed
Antonyms: uncertain, undecided, unfixed, unpredictable

adj

Definition: undoubtable, valid
Antonyms: doubtful, dubious, faltering, questionable, uncertain, unreliable, unsure

IN BRIEF: True without a doubt.

If anything is certain, it is that change is certain. The world we are planning for today will not exist in this form tomorrow. — Philip Crosby.

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For a list of words related to certain, see:

• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident

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See words rhyming with "certain."

Common misspelling(s) of certain

• ceratin

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sikker, afgjort, bestemt, vis
pron. - visse, nogle

idioms:

• a certain    en vis
• for certain    med sikkerhed
• make certain    blive sikker på
• to a certain extent    til en vis grad

Nederlands (Dutch)
zekere, vaststaand

Français (French)
adj. - certain, sûr, inévitable, établi, fixé, un certain
pron. - certain, certains, certaines

idioms:

• a certain    un certain
• for certain    certainement, sûrement
• make certain    s'assurer de
• to a certain extent    jusqu'à un certain point

Deutsch (German)
pron. - gewiß
adj. - gewiß, bestimmt, sicher

idioms:

• a certain    ein gewisser
• for certain    bestimmt
• make certain    für etwas sorgen, sich vergewissern
• to a certain extent    in gewissem Maße

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - κάποιος, ορισμένοι, κάποιοι
adj. - βέβαιος, σίγουρος, εξασφαλισμένος, αναμφίβολος, ένας, κάποιος

idioms:

• a certain    ένας κάποιος
• for certain    ασφαλώς, στα σίγουρα
• make certain    σιγουρεύω, εξασφαλίζω, βεβαιώνομαι για
• to a certain extent    σε κάποιο βαθμό, μέχρι κάποιου σημείου

Italiano (Italian)
stabilito, sicuro, certo

idioms:

• a certain    una tale, un certo
• for certain    certamente, di sicuro, di certo
• make certain    assicurarsi

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - algum (pron.), um (pron.), qualquer (pron.)
adj. - certo, determinado
adv. - certamente

idioms:

• a certain    um certo
• be certain    estar seguro
• for certain    por certo
• make certain    assegurar

Русский (Russian)
определенный, безусловный

idioms:

• a certain    некий
• be certain    быть уверенным
• for certain    наверняка
• make certain    убедиться, удостовериться

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cierto, fijo, determinado, seguro
pron. - cierto, un tal

idioms:

• a certain    un tal, una tal
• for certain    seguro, con toda seguridad
• make certain    asegurarse, comprobar, cerciorarse
• to a certain extent    hasta cierto punto

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - viss(-a)
adj. - säker

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
确定的, 必然的, 某, 某几个, 某些

idioms:

• a certain    某一
• for certain    肯定地
• make certain    确定
• to a certain extent    在某种程度上, ...在一定程度上

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 確定的, 必然的, 某
pron. - 某幾個, 某些

idioms:

• a certain    某一
• for certain    肯定地
• make certain    確定
• to a certain extent    在某種程度上, ...在一定程度上

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 확신하는, 확실한
pron. - 몇 개, 몇 사람

idioms:

• a certain    어떤
• make certain    확인하다, 확보하다
• to a certain extent    어느 정도

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 確かで, きっと…する, 確実な, 必然的な, ある…, 確定した, 若干数, 避けられない, 間違いのない

idioms:

• a certain    ある確かな
• be certain    確かである
• for certain    確かに
• make certain    確かめる, 確実にする
• to some/a certain extent    ある程度は

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) بعض, قسم من (صفه) أكيد, مؤكد, محقق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בטוח, מסויים‬
pron. - ‮מסויים‬

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