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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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In a more confident, profitable environment, or when Hollywood is churning out films more regularly, a commercial dud might be easily absorbed.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

I was proud of him for pivoting to pizza, prouder still for how, as we were heading home, he told me that he felt “peaceful, happy, confident, and love.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Ironically, the same survey found that “more than 70% of women say they feel confident about saving money.”

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Wardley, though, is confident things will be different next season.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

But Frances Miranda Gonzagaga, the inventor of whatnots, wasn’t just confident enough to make the creatures and sell them to rich parents.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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