sure

Pronunciation: US [ʃʊr] UK [ʃɔː(r)]

adj.They must; sure;
adv.Indeed, (agreed);
WebOf course; affirmed, sure

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Antonyms

assured clear cocksure confident doubtless implicit positive sanguine certain

Definitions in English

adj.	1. certain that something is real, true, or correct; certain about what you feel, what you want, or what you have decided; confident and not in any doubt about something 2. certain to happen or to result from something; certain to succeed 3. strong and firm 4. used about something that is definite and cannot be questioned or doubted
adv.	1. used for saying yes or for agreeing to something; used as a reply when someone thanks you 2. used for emphasizing what you are saying 3. used before a statement for admitting that something is true, especially when you then say something that is opposite

Example Sentences

Loaded pistols were served out to all the sure men.
Source: R. L. Stevenson

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Rearrange English Word: sure
rues ruse suer user
Based on sure, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - ersu
b - aures
c - urase
d - ureas
e - ursae
g - burse
h - rebus
i - rubes
l - suber
m - cruse
n - cures
o - curse
p - ecrus
r - sucre
s - dures
t - reuse
x - grues
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English words starting with sure :
surefire sureness sureties surely surest surety surer sure
English words that contain sure :
assureds assurers assured assurer assures assure censured censurer censures closured closures cocksure coinsure cynosure censure closure ensurers erasures exposure ensured ensurer ensures erasure ensure fissured fissures fissure leisured leisures leisure measured measurer measures measure oversure pleasure pressure reassure reinsure rasures rasure scissure seisures surefire sureness sureties surely surest surety surer sure seisure tonsured tonsures treasure tressure tonsure usure
English words ending with sure :
assure cocksure coinsure cynosure censure closure exposure erasure ensure fissure leisure measure oversure pleasure pressure reassure reinsure rasure scissure sure seisure treasure tressure tonsure usure