Usually means: Guaranteed to succeed or work.
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  1. surefire: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. surefire: Merriam-Webster
  3. Surefire, surefire: Wordnik
  4. surefire: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. surefire: Wiktionary
  6. surefire: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. surefire: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. surefire: Dictionary.com
  9. SureFire, Surefire (song), Surefire: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. surefire: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Alternative form of sure-fire [Guaranteed to work or happen.]

Similar:
foolproof, sure, guarantee, ultimate, proven, definitive, definite, bonafide, failsafe, quintessential, more...

Opposite:
uncertain, risky, unreliable, unpredictable

Types:
foolproof, reliable, dependable, trustworthy, unfailing, more...

Phrases:
surefire way, a surefire way, more...

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Similar:
foolproof, sure, guarantee, ultimate, proven, definitive, definite, bonafide, failsafe, quintessential, more...

Opposite:
uncertain, risky, unreliable, unpredictable

Types:
foolproof, reliable, dependable, trustworthy, unfailing, more...

Phrases:
surefire way, a surefire way, more...



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