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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, assured |
| Synonyms: | bet on, bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, counting on, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, having faith in, high*, hopeful, intrepid, positive, presuming, presumptuous, puffed up, pushy, racked, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-assured, self-reliant, self-sufficient, sure, trusting, unafraid, undaunted, upbeat, uppity, valiant |
| Antonyms: | uncertain, unsure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Concept: | Hope. |
| Category: | 3. Prospective Affections |
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hoping; in hopes; hopeful, confident; secure (certain); sanguine, in good heart, buoyed up, buoyant, elated, flushed, exultant, enthusiastic; heartsome; utopian., unsuspecting, unsuspicious; fearless, free from fear, free from suspicion, free from distrust, free from despair, exempt from fear, exempt from suspicion, exempt from distrust, exempt from despair; undespairing, self reliant., probable, on the high road to; within sight of shore, within sight of land; promising, propitious; of promise, full of promise; of good omen; auspicious, de bon augure; reassuring; encouraging, cheering, inspiriting, looking up, bright, roseate, couleur de rose, rose-colored.
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| Antonyms: | hopelessness |
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| Concept: | Plan. |
| Category: | 1. Conceptional volition |
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planned; strategic, strategical; planning; in course of preparation; under consideration; on the tapis, on the carpet, on the floor.
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