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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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The dollar erased nearly all of its wartime gains as the Strait of Hormuz was declared open for commercial traffic and Wall Street grew confident an Iran peace deal is coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“I am confident she will bring steady leadership and a forward-looking vision that strengthens the department and improves services for both animals and the communities that care for them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Not all experts are confident that this software rally will last, though.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

“No other party in the conflict or peripheral to the conflict has been equally vocally confident in the prospect of peace through superior firepower.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

That god was emotional and angry—a far cry from the confident, smooth Nansi who was talking with Tano on the beach.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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