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synonyms for confident
- bold
- convinced
- courageous
- fearless
- hopeful
- positive
- sanguine
- satisfied
- self-assured
- self-reliant
- sure
- upbeat
- bet on
- brave
- cocksure
- counting on
- dauntless
- depending on
- expectant
- expecting
- having faith in
- high
- intrepid
- presuming
- presumptuous
- puffed up
- pushy
- racked
- secure
- self-sufficient
- trusting
- unafraid
- undaunted
- uppity
- valiant
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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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People put their money in a bank only because they are very confident that they can get it back if needed.
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AH-CHOO! HEALTHY SNEEZES, COUGHS SOUND JUST LIKE SICK ONES TO USJONATHAN LAMBERTJULY 10, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSThe customer made it clear that if we couldn’t develop this capability they’d be less confident in our product.
SIX TALES FROM THE TRENCHES OF RUNNING A STARTUPTATE RYAN-MOSLEYJUNE 17, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWBy the time we had enough years of data to actually test the hypotheses and put out studies that we’re really confident in, there was a really established “Ban the Box” lobby.
WHICH JOBS WILL COME BACK, AND WHEN? (EP. 420)STEPHEN J. DUBNERJUNE 4, 2020FREAKONOMICSSo I feel very confident that we will end up with a vaccine.
HOW DO YOU REOPEN A COUNTRY? (EP. 416)STEPHEN J. DUBNERAPRIL 30, 2020FREAKONOMICSSo I’d be pretty confident in saying I suspect we’re now already in a recession.
THE SIDE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING (EP. 409)STEPHEN J. DUBNERMARCH 19, 2020FREAKONOMICSThe female flies short distances and is increasingly confident and vocal, and the male is beginning to grow feathers and has a healthy appetite for crickets, mice and small lizards.
ZOO CELEBRATES BIRTH OF TWO MICRONESIAN KINGFISHERS, A SPECIES EXTINCT IN THE WILDJOHN BARRATSEPTEMBER 7, 2011THE SMITHSONIAN INSIDERThey still stay close to their parents, yet are more confident and approach their keepers for treats.
WHITE-NAPED CRANE CHICKS THRIVING AT NATIONAL ZOOJOHN BARRATDECEMBER 15, 2010THE SMITHSONIAN INSIDERThings looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONWORDS RELATED TO CONFIDENT
- assured
- bright
- buoyant
- cheerful
- cheering
- confident
- encouraged
- expectant
- happy
- high
- hopeful
- hoping
- idealistic
- keeping the faith
- looking on the bright side
- looking through rose-colored glasses
- merry
- on cloud nine
- on top of world
- positive
- promising
- ray of sunshine
- rose-colored
- roseate
- rosy
- sanguine
- sunny
- trusting
- upbeat
- utopian
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