Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for confident. Search instead for zuschneidens.
Definitions

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Rodriguez said he was confident arrests would be made.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

But he is not confident the donkey rides will endure once his time comes to an end.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“I feel confident no more secondary cases are going to be observed,” he says, “but we should acknowledge that we don’t know everything.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Bond investors are more confident they will get their money back from Berlin than from Washington.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

But you know what I am confident about?

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




Vocabulary lists containing confident


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "confident" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com