Certainty and Guess

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Certainty noun - A state of mind in which one is free from doubt.

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Guess is an antonym for certainty.

Nearby Words: certain, certainly

Guess noun - An opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence.

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Certainty is an antonym for guess in topics: estimate, belief.

Nearby Words: guessed, guessing

exact	exact certainty	exact guess
complete	complete certainty	complete guess
fair	fair certainty	fair guess
logical	logical certainty	logical guess
Other adjectives: real, smug, optimistic.

That one's always called, likely because if it wasn't, there would be no way to be ''exactly'' sure why somebody just stopped moving, even if we could guess with a great deal of certainty.

Source: Manga / Air Gear
A prime example is Lilligant; if you see one competitively, you can already guess 3/4s of its move set with near certainty: Sleep Powder, Quiver Dance, and Petal Dance.

Source: When All You Have Is a Hammer
Also worth noting that among the thousands who watch a movie/read a book, someone is bound to simply guess the plot twist ahead of time, no matter how well it is set up - its practically a statistical certainty.

Source: Captain Obvious Reveal

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