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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. 

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She is confident the work on the runway will be completed by the time lifts are poised to carry skiers thousands of feet up Aspen’s mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“The show still has a very large audience,” Hopkins said, adding that Amazon is confident it can boost the show’s profile — and the individual TV programs that it celebrates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

By building those skills over the first year after childbirth, the team hoped patients would eventually feel confident arranging appointments, seeking primary care, and navigating the healthcare system without additional assistance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“You take the stars, have fun. I’ll take the dirt. I’m completely confident we won’t get in each other’s way.”

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

French troops had attacked German Alsace-Lorraine, confident that they could recover those two lost provinces.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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