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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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Before the game, Carson Palmer was walking around the field feeling excited and confident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The punishment he absorbed has raised questions over whether his decision to take an immediate rematch has come too soon but Wardley remains confident he can reverse the result.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

A shift in rate differentials could weigh on the appeal of Indonesia’s currency and bonds, but Destry sounded confident that the investment incentives BI has rolled out could maintain the attractiveness of Indonesian assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“We are confident in our backlog which more than supports all of our debt obligations,” CoreWeave said in an emailed statement shared by a spokesperson.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Tried to make herself sound confident despite the nervous energy coursing through her.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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