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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. 

Example Sentences

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This strong agreement makes it possible to draw more confident conclusions from limited observational data and deepens scientists' understanding of how these distant objects operate.

From Science Daily

Investors may also not be fully confident that the November reading of the consumer price index provides an accurate reading of price pressures in the world’s biggest economy.

From Barron's

While ALS is one of the more complex neurodegenerative diseases, researchers are increasingly confident that anyone can develop the disease if they accumulate—or are exposed to—enough factors to reach a tipping point.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We're in a good place, good position and obviously we're going into the derby confident, so it's a good place to be."

From BBC

“As the leading over-the-counter solution, we are confident that consumers will continue to trust us to help them feel better faster.”

From The Wall Street Journal