more certain

ADJECTIVE

confident

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convinced positive sure

WEAK

assertive assured believing calm cocksure questionless sanguine satisfied secure self-confident unconcerned undisturbed undoubtful undoubting unperturbed untroubled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtful indefinite uncertain unsure

WEAK

doubting dubious faltering hesitant questionable unconfident undecided unfixed unpredictable unreliable

ADJECTIVE

fixed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

definite sure

WEAK

assured bound certified concluded decided determined ensured established guaranteed insured set settled stated stipulated warranted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

indefinite uncertain

WEAK

doubtful doubting dubious faltering hesitant questionable unconfident undecided unfixed unpredictable unreliable unsure

ADJECTIVE

referring to a specifically known amount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

individual numerous particular precise special specific specified various

WEAK

a couple a few defined divers express many marked one regular several singular some sundry upwards of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common general imprecise indefinite inexact ordinary unimportant usual

WEAK

doubtful doubting dubious faltering hesitant questionable uncertain unconfident undecided unfixed unpredictable unreliable unsure

Example Sentences

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Everything gets a little jammy, a little darker, a little more certain of its purpose.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

These apps seem to make people more angry and divided - and in turn, more certain about their own opinions.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Even more certain is the impact the conflict will have on average Americans who pay for gasoline at the pump.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

A Paramount spokeswoman said the company’s all-cash offer for all of Warner provides its investors with “greater value with a more certain, expedited path to completion.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

And the more he heard about the school district distancing themselves from what had happened, the more certain he was that nothing would ever be fixed.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro