certainty — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The state of being certain.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   certitudesureness

   Antonyms

   doubtuncertainty

   Examples

   with certainty

   moral certainty

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   absolute certainty

   She spoke with complete certainty.

   There is no certainty that the plan will succeed.

   That there may be Certainty upon an infallible Evidence in Matters of Science, I readily grant you. But since there once were Scepticks in Philosophy as well as Religion, such as doubted of every thing, I very much question, whether the whole World be agreed in this Point; unless you could assure me, that Race of Seekers is now extinct.

   The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes.

2. An instance of being certain.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. A fact or truth unquestionably established.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Certainties are uninteresting and sating.

   There is a certainty attainable. A certainty of feeling will arise through the very contemplation of Jesus. But there is also attainable a certainty of Reason.

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   Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties.

   "That's a possibility," Sturdevant answered with a flutter of the eyes, "but by no means a certainty."

Noun

1. the state of being certain

   Antonyms

   uncertainty

   Broader terms

   cognitive statestate of mind

   Examples

   his certainty reassured the others

2. something that is certain

   Synonyms

   sure thingforegone conclusion

   Antonyms

   uncertainty

   Broader terms

   quality

   Examples

   his victory is a certainty