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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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Not all experts are confident that this software rally will last, though.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

"Ronnie looks in good nick and is hitting the ball well and seems confident so he could have a big say in this tournament," said four-time champion Higgins.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“No other party in the conflict or peripheral to the conflict has been equally vocally confident in the prospect of peace through superior firepower.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has emerged more confident and defiant in recent years as his nuclear arsenal has expanded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He turned in his paper feeling confident that he’d gotten everything right, even the bonuses.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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