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

But he is not even assured to play in Perth after chief selector George Bailey left the door marginally ajar for Labuschagne to open.

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The shopkeeper, who went by the name Surchi, assured our journalist that "you don't need anything" to own and run a mini-mart as an asylum seeker.

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Having recorded 17 double faults and 75 unforced errors in her opening loss to Pegula on Sunday, the 21-year-old demonstrated her title credentials in an assured performance.

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Rest assured the incoming hires will not be flying in commercial to sign at a discount.

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Firstly, West Ham won a game, but I also thought he was measured and assured.

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Related Words

• audacious 
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• confident 
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• poised 
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• sure 
• unflappable