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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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That suggests policymakers aren’t confident that their work is done, said Abhijit Surya, senior economist at Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

At 32, I like to feel fairly confident that, when it comes to relationships, I know the difference between love and comfort.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

He said, “If you’re not confident in its functionality, capability or safety, then don’t release it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

A few hours before kick-off at Wembley, City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak told supporters he was still confident of proving the club's innocence and the "Premier League process still has a long way to run".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

I nodded, slightly more confident now that I’d managed entire sentences.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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