Phrase guide

sure thing

intj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

intj

Meaning 1

A polite reply to thank you.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • "Thanks a lot for your help." / "Sure thing!"

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

An affirmative reply; yes; certainly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • "Can you finish by tomorrow?" / "Sure thing!"

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

That which is certain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal

Examples

  • That horse is a sure thing in the race at 3:30.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: certainty, safe bet

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

something that is certain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his victory is a certainty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: certainty, foregone conclusion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quality

Narrower terms: cert, ineluctability, unavoidability, inevitability, inevitableness, surety, indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness, moral certainty, predictability, slam dunk

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: pas de quoi — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • German: gern geschehen — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • Icelandic: minnsta mál — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • Icelandic: það var ekkert — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • Icelandic: ekkert mál — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • Polish: nie ma za co — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • Polish: jasna sprawa — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • Polish: jasna rzecz — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • Russian: пожа́луйста (požálujsta) — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • Russian: не за что (ne za što) — (informal) a reply to thank you
  • German: na klar — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Icelandic: sjálfsagt mál — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Icelandic: ekkert mál — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Polish: jasne — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Polish: oczywiście — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Polish: pewnie — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Polish: z pewnością — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Polish: jasna sprawa — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Polish: jasna rzecz — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Russian: то́чно (tóčno) — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • Spanish: dalo por hecho — an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • German: sichere Sache — that which is certain
  • Greek: σιγουράκι (sigouráki) — that which is certain
  • Irish: scéal cinnte — that which is certain
  • Polish: pewnik — that which is certain