alone vs sure

alone

adj
  • Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc. 

  • By oneself, solitary. 

adv
  • Not requiring anything further; merely. 

  • By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo. 

  • Without outside help. 

  • Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset. 

  • Not permitting anything further; exclusively. 

sure

adj
  • Certain in one's knowledge or belief. 

  • Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. 

  • Certain to act or be a specified way. 

intj
  • Yes, expressing noncommittal agreement or consent. 

  • Yes; of course. 

  • You're welcome; polite response to being thanked. 

adv
  • Without doubt, certainly. 

How often have the words alone and sure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )