Synonyms for certainty
ˈsɜr tn ticer·tain·ty

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1. certaintynoun

   The state of being certain.

   Synonyms:
   certitude

   Antonyms:
   uncertainty

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1. certainty

   Demonstration, in the strict and proper sense, is the highest form of proof, and gives the most absolute certainty, but can not be applied outside of pure mathematics or other strictly deductive reasoning; there can be proof and certainty, however, in matters that do not admit of demonstration. A conclusion is the absolute and necessary result of the admission of certain premises; an inference is a probable conclusion toward which known facts, statements, or admissions point, but which they do not absolutely establish; sound premises, together with their necessary conclusion, constitute a demonstration. Evidence is that which tends to show a thing to be true; in the widest sense, as including self-evidence or consciousness, it is the basis of all knowledge. Proof in the strict sense is complete, irresistible evidence; as, there was much evidence against the accused, but not amounting to proof of guilt. Moral certainty is a conviction resting on such evidence as puts a matter beyond reasonable doubt, while not so irresistible as demonstration. Compare HYPOTHESIS; INDUCTION.

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, consequence, deduction, demonstration, evidence, induction, inference, proof

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1. certainty

   Synonyms:
   assurance, demonstrableness, positiveness, unquestionableness, confidence, conviction

   Antonyms:
   dubiousness, precariousness, casualty, vicissitude, uncertainty, irregularity, hesitation, doubt, misgiving, conjecture, indecision

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1. certaintynoun

   the state of being certain

   "his certainty reassured the others"

   Synonyms:
   foregone conclusion, sure thing

   Antonyms:
   dubiousness, dubiety, uncertainty, uncertainness, doubt, precariousness, incertitude, doubtfulness

2. certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusionnoun

   something that is certain

   "his victory is a certainty"

   Synonyms:
   foregone conclusion, matter of course, sure thing

   Antonyms:
   incertitude, uncertainty, precariousness, dubiousness, uncertainness, doubtfulness, doubt, dubiety

Matched Categories

1. • Cognitive State

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1. certaintynoun

   Synonyms:
   surety, indubitableness, certitude, freedom from doubt

2. certaintynoun

   Synonyms:
   truth, fact, fixed fact, accomplished fact, real state

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1. certaintynoun

   Synonyms:
   sureness, confidence, assurance, surety, fact, truth

   Antonyms:
   uncertainty

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1. List of paraphrases for "certainty":

   security, safety, assurance, clarity, uncertainty, confidence, confident

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1. Edmund Burke:

   Men have no right to put the well-being of the present generation wholly out of the question. Perhaps the only moral trust with any certainty in our hands is the care of our own time.

2. Marcus Aurelius:

   All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way.

3. Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic:

   It is my duty to break the silence and tell the Croatian public that we cannot confirm with 100 percent certainty that it is true what we see, and which is horrifying, i don’t know if we will be able to do it in the coming days, but what we see does not look good ... I'm afraid that for the first time, what has happened to the citizens of other countries has happened to a Croatian citizen.

4. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz:

   More gas and oil discoveries await us, there is no certainty on this matter, but there is a reasonable chance that further discoveries are waiting to be made.

5. Václav Havel, Disturbing the Peace, ch. 5 (1986; tr. 1990).:

   Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.