sure thing

An outcome that is certain or assured; a certainty: "Any respectable contrarian is tempted to think a recession is a sure thing" (Floyd Norris).

interj. Informal

Of course; certainly: Sure thing, I'll be there!

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sure thing

adv

(sentence substitute) chiefly US all right! yes indeed! used to express enthusiastic assent

something guaranteed to be successful

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sure′ thing′

Informal. n.

1. something that is or should be a certain success, as a bet.

interj.

2. surely; for sure.

[1830–40]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

sure thing - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"

certainty, foregone conclusion

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

cert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert"

ineluctability, unavoidability - the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade

inevitability, inevitableness - the quality of being unavoidable

surety - something clearly established

indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness - the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt

moral certainty - certainty based on an inner conviction; "she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty"; "the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty"

predictability - the quality of being predictable

slam dunk - something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion; "predicting his success was a slam dunk"

sure thing

noun

A clearly established fact:

certainty, cinch.

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Our heritage from the West is a sure thing. Not in my days, perhaps, or in the days of those that follow me, but they will come."

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It was a foregone conclusion that he would be suspected; but, to make it a sure thing there must be tangible proof--such as the actual buying of the poison, and that, with a man of the peculiar appearance of Mr.

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She has been deceived, that's a sure thing. See how her dress has been torn too.

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Every tenant was quite sure things would be different when the reins got into his hands--there was to be a millennial abundance of new gates, allowances of lime, and returns of ten per cent.

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Forget salt and pepper, just have some Psign on hand at home and flavours will be a sure thing.

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