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Sure

Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.

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Bound 84% connected

of Bind

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Bound 84% connected

of Bind

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Careful 84% connected

Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

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Careful 84% connected

Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

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Certain 84% connected

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

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Certain 84% connected

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

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Confident 84% connected

See Confidant.

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Confident 84% connected

See Confidant.

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Convinced 84% connected

of Convince

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Convinced 84% connected

of Convince

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Dependable 84% connected

Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy.

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Dependable 84% connected

Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy.

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Destined 84% connected

of Destine

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Destined 84% connected

of Destine

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Doomed 84% connected

of Doom

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Doomed 84% connected

of Doom

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Fated 84% connected

Decreed by fate; destined; doomed; as, he was fated to rule a factious people.

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Fated 84% connected

Decreed by fate; destined; doomed; as, he was fated to rule a factious people.

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Positive 84% connected

Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.

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Positive 84% connected

Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.

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Predestinate 84% connected

Predestinated; foreordained; fated.

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Predestinate 84% connected

Predestinated; foreordained; fated.

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Predestined 84% connected

of Predestine

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Predestined 84% connected

of Predestine

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Reliable 84% connected

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.

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Reliable 84% connected

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.

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Secure 84% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Secure 84% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Steady 84% connected

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

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Steady 84% connected

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

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True 84% connected

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or na…

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True 84% connected

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or na…

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Trustworthy 84% connected

Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.

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Trustworthy 84% connected

Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.

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Trusty 84% connected

Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.

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Trusty 84% connected

Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.

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Sureness 74% connected

The state of being sure; certainty.

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Sureness 74% connected

The state of being sure; certainty.

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Assurance 66% connected

The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.

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Assurance 66% connected

The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.

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Authority 66% connected

Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authori…

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Authority 66% connected

Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authori…

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Certainty 66% connected

The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.

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Certainty 66% connected

The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.

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Confidence 66% connected

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.

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Confidence 66% connected

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.

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Self-confidence 66% connected

The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.

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Self-confidence 66% connected

The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.

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Sureness 66% connected

The state of being sure; certainty.

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Sureness 66% connected

The state of being sure; certainty.

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Synonym 5

Certain 92% connected

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

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Certainly 92% connected

Without doubt or question; unquestionably.

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Indisputable 92% connected

Not disputable; incontrovertible; too evident to admit of dispute.

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Surely 92% connected

In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly.

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Trusted 92% connected

of Trust

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