Known and Sure

Known

Known adjective - Apprehended with certainty.

Sure and known are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Known".

Nearby Words: know, knowing

Sure

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

Known and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Known" instead an adjective "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

Both words in one sentence

  • Lisa Rowe becomes competitive with this girl, and makes sure that she is known simply as Lisa, while the new girl is known as Lisa Cody.
  • Literature / Demon Road Some time later, once he was sure his son was safe, Gregory Buxton was gone and became known in urban legend as the man who escaped the Shining Demon.
  • It's himself from an Alternate Universe... and they sure have some work to do.The Charlie Everett we follow (later known as Charlie Prime) doesn't die.
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