sure-fire

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shoo r, shur fahyuh r]
- /ʃʊər, ʃɜr faɪər/
- /ʃʊə(r) ˈfaɪə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo r, shur fahyuh r]
- /ʃʊər, ʃɜr faɪər/

Definitions of sure-fire word

adjective sure-fire sure to work; foolproof: a surefire moneymaking scheme. 1
adjective sure-fire A sure-fire thing is something that is certain to succeed or win. 0
adjective sure-fire certain to succeed or meet expectations; assured 0

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Origin of sure-fire

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20; sure + fire

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Parts of speech for Sure-fire

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sure-fire

sure-fire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for sure-fire

adj sure-fire

failsafe — Electronics. pertaining to or noting a mechanism built into a system, as in an early warning system or a nuclear reactor, for insuring safety should the system fail to operate properly.
foolproof — involving no risk or harm, even when tampered with.
foreseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
guaranteed — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
idiot-proof — built, organized, written, etc., in such a way as to be usable by or understandable to any person of average intelligence or skill: an idiot-proof camera.

adjective sure-fire

goofproof — (of a product, procedure, etc.) designed to be simple enough for anyone to use or implement.
indubitable — that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
infallible — absolutely trustworthy or sure: an infallible rule.

All 8 Synonyms of sure-fire