For certain
For certain adverb - Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely').
Like clockwork and for certain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like clockwork" instead an adverb phrase "For certain".
Like clockwork
Like clockwork adverb - With regularity and precision.
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Synonyms for Like clockwork
For certain and like clockwork are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "For certain" instead an adverb phrase "Like clockwork".
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Related pairs
- absolutely and for certain
- absolutely and like clockwork
- positively and for certain
- positively and like clockwork
- definitely and for certain
- definitely and like clockwork
- indeed and for certain
- indeed and like clockwork
- plainly and for certain
- plainly and like clockwork
- certainly and for certain
- certainly and like clockwork
- clearly and for certain
- clearly and like clockwork
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Like clockwork and For certain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/for_certain/like_clockwork
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