Definitive
Definitive adjective - Serving to put an end to all debate or questioning.
Usage example: a definitive answer that put an immediate end to the discussion
Sure and definitive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Definitive".
Sure
Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.
Definitive and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Definitive" instead an adjective "Sure".
Nearby Word: surely
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Nobody puts two and two together because they go out of their way to make sure no definitive proof of their existence is left after their centuries-long genocides.
Source: Regularly Scheduled Evil - He made sure that the second 6-episode radio drama did not have a definitive ending, and left all sorts of dangling loose ends for when the third radio drama got written.
Source: No Ending - An episode of Criminal Minds has the team arrest a man who fits the profile perfectly, and who has no alibis for any of the murders, but as there isn't any definitive evidence to say he did it, the team aren't sure what to do with him.
Source: Not Proven
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