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Definitions

self-assured

[self-uh-shoord] / ˈsɛlf əˈʃʊərd /
ADJECTIVE
self-confident
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assured confident courageous overconfident
WEAK
believing bold brave cocksure cocky expectant expecting fearless full of oneself positive puffed up secure sure sure of oneself unafraid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
shy timid uncertain unsure
STRONG
fearful

Example Sentences

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She was aspirationally fit but unthreatening and strikingly self-assured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And while Godoy is flattered that people assume he’s just as easygoing and self-assured as Luffy, he’s still working on getting closer to him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“Katie’s a very tenacious, self-assured individual,” recalled Jordan Ball, who was a senator for the opposition party.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The intensity had not abated after two years, nor had her awe at his self-assured eccentricities and his fierce moralities.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie