self-assured
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- self-assuredly adverb
- self-assuredness noun
Etymology
Origin of self-assured
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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In these images Sellers—a comic giant at the height of his career—acts as an eager paparazzo chasing after the self-assured ingénue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
“Katie’s a very tenacious, self-assured individual,” recalled Jordan Ball, who was a senator for the opposition party.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
Kiley is normally a bubbly girl with long brown hair and a self-assured smile, but as she kept raising her phone to take a photo, then stopping, her eyes saddened.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Grimes’ vocals still dart and jab around most tracks, but tracks like “California” carry the unmistakable, self-assured delivery of a person who just started making their own granola.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025
The First Mobile, if one is sent, must be warned that unless he is very self-assured, or senile, his pride will suffer.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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