Sure crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Sure” are TRUE or FIRM, with 4 letters. Below are 25 answers from 4 to 12 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

TRUE 4 letters · adjective

consistent with fact or reality; not false “the story is true”

BOUND 5 letters · adjective

confined by bonds “bound and gagged hostages”

SECURE 6 letters · verb

get by special effort

CERTAIN 7 letters · adjective

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured “felt certain of success”

POSITIVE 8 letters · adjective

persuaded of; very sure “I am positive he is lying”

CERTAINLY 9 letters · adverb

definitely or positively (‘sure’ is sometimes used informally for ‘surely’) “she certainly is a hard worker”

DEPENDABLE 10 letters · adjective

worthy of reliance or trust “a dependable worker”

PREDICTABLE 11 letters · adjective

capable of being foretold

INDISPUTABLE 12 letters · adjective

impossible to doubt or dispute “indisputable (or sure) proof”

Telling them apart

With 6 squares, SECURE, STEADY, DOOMED, TRUSTY and STRONG all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: C → SECURE · E → STEADY · O → DOOMED · U → TRUSTY · R → STRONG. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, CERTAIN, CAREFUL and TRUSTED all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: E → CERTAIN · A → CAREFUL · R → TRUSTED. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, POSITIVE, RELIABLE and DESTINED all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: P → POSITIVE · R → RELIABLE · D → DESTINED. Fill in that crossing answer first.

What “sure” means

• adjective: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured (“was sure (or certain) she had seen it”)
• adjective: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance (“be sure to lock the doors”)
• adjective: certain to occur; destined or inevitable (“sudden but sure regret”)
• adjective: physically secure or dependable (“a sure footing”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as SURE, and words whose definition is SURE. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.