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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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Philip Wang said he’s confident that the drinks his cafe sells, which don’t use artificial flavors, syrups or powders, will continue to attract customers.

From Los Angeles Times

Still EU officials said they were confident negotiations could be concluded in time for the summit.

From Barron's

Djokovic has looked in imperious form in his two matches so far, yet to drop a set and striking a confident tone.

From Barron's

"Not even the confident young 16-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent would have believed this were possible when he joined Take That back in 1990," Official Charts chief executive Martin Talbot said in a statement.

From Barron's

"I'm quite a confident person in everything but it's the first time I lacked in confidence on the pitch."

From BBC