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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 data paints a picture of a cooling labor market in the U.K., which will likely help BOE policymakers feel more confident that they can cut interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ina BBC interview in October, Harris said she would "possibly" be president one day and was confident there would be a woman in the White House in future.

From BBC

Only a dozen or so have signed up so far but the clinic is confident that will change once word gets out.

From BBC

Gauff says she feels confident giving honest answers when asked about politics, partly because of her maternal grandmother.

From BBC

"Maybe I was too confident it was going to go well. Honestly, it happened. I can't process what just happened," he told journalists.

From Barron's