Surefire and Sure

Surefire

Surefire adjective - Not likely to fail.
Usage example: pizza seems like a surefire choice for a food that everyone at the party will be happy with

Sure is a synonym for surefire in certain topic. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Surefire", when it comes to topics like unerring, infallible, beyond dispute, absolutely certain.

Sure

Sure adjective - Not likely to fail.
Usage example: a sure cure for the winter blues—a week in the Bahamas

Surefire is a synonym for sure in inevitable topic. You can use "Surefire" instead an adjective "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely
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