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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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Thanks to Wilde’s confident direction and the ensemble’s unpredictable performances, audiences will too.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

While Micron offered a confident signal about the artificial-intelligence trade, the company’s windfall isn’t necessarily suggestive of good news for the wider technology universe.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

A close ally of Burnham told the BBC: "Andy really respects Rachel and I'm confident he'll want her in his top team."

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

MS analysts tell clients in a note that Qantas’s latest presentation on its move to fly nonstop between Australia and locations in Europe and the U.S. has made them more confident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

“Well, I’ll be your friend. I’m very good at making friends and I’m confident I’ll find a few more for us.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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