assured

[uh-shoord, uh-shurd]

adjective

1. guaranteed; sure; certain; secure.

   an assured income.

2. bold; confident; authoritative.

   His art was both assured and facile.

   Synonyms: positive, assertive

3. boldly presumptuous.

4. Chiefly British.,  insured, as against loss.

noun

1. Insurance.

   1. the beneficiary under a policy.

   2. the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.

assured

/ əˈʃʊəd, əˈʃʊərɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. made certain; sure; guaranteed

2. self-assured

3. insured, esp by a life assurance policy

noun

1. 1. the beneficiary under a life assurance policy

   2. the person whose life is insured

Other Word Forms

• assuredly adverb
• assuredness noun
• overassured adjective
• overassuredness noun
• unassured adjective
• unassuredness noun
• well-assured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of assured¹

A Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; assure, -ed ²

Example Sentences

She was assured they would make it all work.

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Scotland now boast 10 points in their pool and are assured of at least a play-off spot if third-placed Greece, on three, lose to Denmark in Copenhagen.

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In their view, he was assured, the team still saw him as a potential future ace.

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On Saturday, a statement from the presidency had assured the nation that Rajoelina and the new prime minister - an army general he appointed last week - were in control of the situation.

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Although social workers assured us our family would be permanent, the boys couldn’t appear on screen due to privacy rules.

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Related Words

• audacious 
• certain 
• composed 
• confident 
• gutsy 
• poised 
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• sure 
• unflappable