Certain
Certain adjective - Known but not named.
Intentional and certain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intentional" instead an adjective "Certain".
Intentional
Intentional adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.
Certain and intentional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Certain" instead an adjective "Intentional".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Snowball. Any similarities to real persons in certain socialist revolutions is entirely intentional.
Source: Snowball Lie - Compare Moment Killer, when the interfering party only ruins a certain moment and/or may not be intentional; and Ship Sinking, when a ship is sunk by the writers, not characters.
Source: Shipping Torpedo - For one thing, Sam's powers are based off of a certain comic book hero, which the author says is intentional.
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Intentional or Certain. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/certain/intentional.
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