confident

[kon-fi-duhnt]

adjective

1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure.

   confident of fulfillment.

   Synonyms: positive, certain

2. 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
   Antonyms: diffident, modest

3. excessively bold; presumptuous.

4. Obsolete.,  trustful or confiding.

noun

1. a confidant.

confident

/ ˈkɒnfɪdənt /

adjective

1. having or showing confidence or certainty; sure

   confident of success

2. sure of oneself; bold

3. presumptuous; excessively bold

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of confident¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin confīdent- (stem of confīdēns ), present participle of confīdere. See confide, -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of confident¹

C16: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see _confide

Example Sentences

Farage said he was "very confident, as confident as I can be," that nobody else in any of his parties, past or present, had done similar things to Gill.

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Prosecutors act with impunity in part because they are confident no one will expose them.

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“He’s very comfortable with what we’re doing. Very focused, confident on his reads. That’s why he’s been so efficient all year.”

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Piastri has struggled for pace in a number of recent races but said he was confident he would be strong in Qatar.

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"I'm not confident...because Westminster is not very good at thinking about the long-term realities of young people's lives when the fixes are not easy."

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Related Words

• assured 
• certain 
• convinced 
• positive 
• sure 

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