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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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“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

Most people accept that they aren’t stock market geniuses, but they’re a lot more confident about picking one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But she added she was "confident" about the current supply of fuels.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“I’m confident we’ll be able to work through these things and bring this train to the airport and to everybody that’s been waiting for it for such a long time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Maya-Jade’s voice returned to its normal confident chirp.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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