certain: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words

Prefixes of certain

  • uncertain
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    uncertain

    • adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
      incertain; unsure.
      • uncertain of his convictions
      • unsure of himself and his future
      • moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
      • an uncertain smile
      • touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
    • adjective not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
      • an uncertain future
      • a manuscript of uncertain origin
      • plans are still uncertain
      • changes of great if uncertain consequences
      • without further evidence his story must remain uncertain

  • ascertain
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    ascertain

    • verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
      find out; find; determine.
      • find the product of two numbers
      • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
    • verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
      insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
      • He verified that the valves were closed
      • See that the curtains are closed
      • control the quality of the product

  • incertain
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    incertain

    • adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
      unsure; uncertain.
      • uncertain of his convictions
      • unsure of himself and his future
      • moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
      • an uncertain smile
      • touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers



Suffixes of certain



Derived words of certain





About Prefix and Suffix Words

This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `certain`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.

While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `certain`, some are not.

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