confident
Americanadjective
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having strong belief or full assurance; sure.
confident of fulfillment.
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sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold.
a confident speaker.
- Synonyms:
- intrepid, assured, self-reliant
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excessively bold; presumptuous.
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Obsolete. trustful or confiding.
noun
adjective
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having or showing confidence or certainty; sure
confident of success
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sure of oneself; bold
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presumptuous; excessively bold
Usage
What are other ways to say confident?
The adjective confident means “having strong belief or full assurance.” How does confident compare to synonyms certain, sure, and positive? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Other Word Forms
- confidently adverb
- hyperconfident adjective
- hyperconfidently adverb
- nonconfident adjective
- nonconfidently adverb
- quasi-confident adjective
- quasi-confidently adverb
- superconfident adjective
- superconfidently adverb
- ultraconfident adjective
- unconfident adjective
- unconfidently adverb
Etymology
Origin of confident
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin confīdent- (stem of confīdēns ), present participle of confīdere. See confide, -ent
Example Sentences
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Dirk Bosmans, director of PEGI, said it was "confident" the updates would provide "more useful and transparent advice" for parents and players.
From BBC
A spokesperson told the NYT that the company was confident it would “push the frontier” in AI models over the course of the year.
From Barron's
The experts were confident that the majority of the vessels were real and not spoofed, which is when AIS data is manipulated to give misleading information about a vessel's location or identity.
From Barron's
Seeing us hit the heights we have hit now under Carrick just makes me even more confident - standards are up, the players are up, morale is up.
From BBC
Nasa says it's confident the problem is fixed, and is planning to roll the rocket back out to the launchpad on 19 March, with the earliest possible launch date of 1 April.
From BBC
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