sure thing

/ˌʃʊər θɪŋ/
/ʃɔ θɪŋ/
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Definitions of sure thing
  1. noun
    something that is definitely established
    synonyms: certainty, foregone conclusion
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    cert
    an absolute certainty
    ineluctability, unavoidability
    the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade
    inevitability, inevitableness
    the quality of being unavoidable
    surety
    something clearly established
    indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness
    the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt
    moral certainty
    certainty based on an inner conviction
    predictability
    the quality of being predictable
    slam dunk
    something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion
    definiteness, determinateness
    the quality of being predictable with great confidence
    incontrovertibility, incontrovertibleness, positiveness, positivity
    the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about
    demonstrability, provability
    capability of being demonstrated or logically proved
    givenness
    the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed
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    quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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