certain

adjective

How many syllables in certain?

There are 2 syllables in the word certain.

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Divide certain into syllables:

cer · tain

How to pronounce certain:

Definition of certain:

certain (adjective):: fixed, settled; positive and confident about something; definite but not specified or identified.

Synonyms for certain:

anonymous

assured

authority

certainty

confidence

confident

convinced

free from doubt

one

positive

satisfied

self-assurance

self-confidence

some

specific

sure

sureness

unidentified

unnamed

unspecified

Antonyms for certain:

afraid

ambiguous

ambivalent

anxious

apprehensive

at a loss

changeable

concerned

confused

conjectural

cynical

diffident

disapproved

disbelieving

dismayed

distrustful

dithering

doubted

doubtful

doubting

dubious

edgy

equivocal

equivocating

erratic

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