Synonyms for certitude
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Inevitability — something that is a certainty
inevitability, cert informal
3. Overconfidence
Definitions
- n. 1
Sureness, certainty.
I have absolute certitude about that.
- n. 2
Something that is a certainty.
Taxes are obviously certitudes.
Related words
- Word family
- certain
Forms
- Plural
- certitudes → certainties, surenesses, sureties, inevitabilities…
Example sentences
- certainty Doubt isn't pleasant, but certainty is ridiculous.
- surety Loan on deeds needed the joint surety.
- inevitability Humans worship choices. Alpha doesn't choose. It executes inevitability.
- overconfidence You should beware of overconfidence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| certitude | steady | |
| certainty | steady | |
| surety | falling | |
| sureness | falling | |
| inevitability | steady | |
| overconfidence | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cert1
- 6 letters
- surety3
- 8 letters
- sureness
- 9 letters
- certainty3
- 12 letters
- cocksureness
- 13 letters
- inevitability7
- 14 letters
- overconfidence5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (surety3 = 3 syllables).