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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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“I’ve beaten melanoma. I’ve beaten lymphoma. I’ve beaten vocal cord cancer. I’ve beaten lymph node cancer. I’m four for four and I’m fully confident I’m going to make it five for five.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A weekly double bottom base could be taking shape and bulls would have been confident that selling pressure was abating with the appearance of a couple of spinning tops and a doji candle.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But the 58-year-old from Texas isn’t confident that his 23-year-old son will be able keep the upward trajectory going.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

However, Hounkpè remains confident of victory, believing he represents change.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But you know what I am confident about?

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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