sure

sure is a 4-letter English word with 16 senses as adverb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 5 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
2. superlative. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
3. superlative. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent; enduring.
4. superlative. Betrothed; engaged to marry.
5. superlative. Free from danger; safe; secure.
6. adverb. In a sure manner; safely; certainly.
7. adjective. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance

   "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"

   "be sure to lock the doors"

   Synonyms: certain

8. adjective. impossible to doubt or dispute

   "indisputable (or sure) proof"

   Synonyms: indisputable

9. adjective. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

   "felt certain of success"

   "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"

   Synonyms: certain

10. adjective. certain to occur; destined or inevitable- Benjamin Franklin

    "he was certain to fail"

    "his fate is certain"

    Synonyms: certain

11. adjective. reliable in operation or effect

    "a quick and certain remedy"

    "a sure way to distinguish the two"

    Synonyms: certain

12. adjective. physically secure or dependable

    "a sure footing"

    "was on sure ground"

13. adjective. certain not to fail

    "a sure hand on the throttle"

14. adjective. infallible or unfailing

    "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"

15. adjective. (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence

    "a sure (or trusted) friend"

    Synonyms: trusted

16. adverb. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

    "the results are surely encouraging"

    "she certainly is a hard worker"

    Synonyms: certainly, surely

Synonyms

certain, indisputable, trusted, certainly, surely

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sure:

rues, ruse, suer, user

Common word forms

sured, surer, sures, surely, surest, surement, sureness

Words from these letters

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