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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 am confident in the outlook for our business,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he had little patience for European hand-wringing and was confident that the issue of Greenland would be resolved to everyone’s benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Cheshire force said it was "confident" that it held enough evidence.

From BBC

"For me, Hart seemed to be very confident in himself," Pirlo said.

From BBC

Watching the confident Maye waiting on the bench, snow falling, an oversized Patriots cape draped over his shoulders, it’s hard not to think: he does kind of look like you-know-who.

From The Wall Street Journal