Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Intj

Adverb

Adverb

The word "sure" can be used as adjective, adjective, intj, adverb and adverb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

unsure

Derived Terms

I'm sure as sure as eggs are eggs as sure as eggs is eggs cock-sure damn sure for sure make sure self-sure slow but sure wins the race sure as a gun sure as death sure as death and taxes sure as eggs sure as eggs are eggs sure as eggs is eggs sure as fate sure as hell sure as shit sure as shooting sure as sugar sure as taxes sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow morning sure as the world sure bet sure enough sure hand at the tiller sure hand on the tiller sure of oneself sure thing sure up sure-enough sure-fire sure-footed sure-footedness sure-handed sure-handedly sure-handedness surely to be sure

Etymologically Related To

cure sicker

Context

modal adverb

Type Of (IsA)

deodorant

Related Terms

belief certain certainly doubt knowledge of course secure without yes

Similar Terms

bound careful careful certain confident convinced dependable destined doomed fated foreordained in for positive predestinate predestined predictable reliable secure secure steady steady true true trustworthy trusty

Synonym Network

certain certain p for certain indisputable ok trusted

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.