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

On the day of the launch, the Bom assured Australians that the community had been consulted on the changes.

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"I think now probably a lot more assured of myself as a person, as a captain and what I'm trying to do out there."

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Ahmed said his life was only spared after a Wagner commander made a call to a Malian army officer, who assured him that the shop owner was not colluding with the jihadists.

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With exports under threat from rising costs at home and tariffs abroad, that is no longer assured.

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Taiwan's ambassador to Palau, Jessica Lee, told the BBC that local leaders had assured her that the relationship was "solid as a rock until death do us part."

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Related Words

• audacious 
• certain 
• composed 
• confident 
• gutsy 
• poised 
• self-assured 
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• sure 
• unflappable