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confident

/ˈkɑnfɪdənt/adjective3 syllables

Confident means: having or marked by confidence or assurance.

Synonyms for confident13

adjective, as in having or marked by confidence or assurance

assured, cocksure, overconfident, positive, reassured, self-assured, self-confident

adjective, as in persuaded of; very sure

convinced, positive, certain, sure

adjective, as in not liable to error in judgment or action

surefooted, sure-footed, capable

Opposites of confident

diffident

What does confident mean?3

adjective

1

having or marked by confidence or assurance“a confident speaker”

2

persuaded of; very sure“were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join”

3

not liable to error in judgment or action“most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Confident in a sentence

  • We need to be confident, all of us.CM
  • She's confident in him, and that's all he needs.buster_blu
  • John became a new, more confident version of himself.Amastan
  • He looked confident, but inwardly he felt quite different.sundown
  • If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and comfortable.unknown
  • I am relatively confident that, actually, we're staying up to the piece.sacredceltic
  • The richer they get, the more confident they become.ddnktr
  • I wish you'd be more confident in yourself, and followed your own path.DJ_Saidez

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