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confident

[kon-fi-duhnt] / ˈkɒn fɪ dənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say confident? The adjective confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. Certain suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Sure, the simplest and most general term, expresses mere absence of doubt. 

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Confident CEOs don’t impose ideas; they invite challenge.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Confident they’d followed the same protocol they had for years—simply submitting their routine’s music to their federation and competition organizers—they didn’t understand what the fuss was all about.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2024

MI5 is a Disability Confident employer, which means it has taken steps to provide equal opportunities to disabled people.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

Confident in his abilities and supported by the coaching staff, Woods is eager to embrace this new role for his own growth and to benefit the defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

Confident and cocky as always, Lilya wrote to her mother: “The Germans don’t fly here. The girls say, ‘they are afraid of us.”’

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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