certitude

Day 56Level 2

SUR-ti-tood

certainty

certainty; complete assurance

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

confidence, belief, inevitability

Antonyms:

uncertainty, distrust, doubt

Example Sentence:

No one can convincingly explain with certitude the astounding decline in violent crime in the city.

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uh-MAWR-fuhs

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HIHN-tuhr-laand

wilderness