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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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SpaceX’s bankers have been shrugging off external events and remain confident its IPO will proceed as planned, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"We're confident that the technology is scalable," he says.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

We feel confident in the company’s position today, but the world changes quickly.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"That's why I'm confident that I could miss the group stages and be out for the quarters and the semis."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

French troops had attacked German Alsace-Lorraine, confident that they could recover those two lost provinces.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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