sure thing

sure thing

n.

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!

---

sure thing Informal

adv

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

n

something guaranteed to be successful

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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"