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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 in her case and intends to pursue it fully.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Wayve later told me it was the driver's decision to intervene and they were confident their AI system would have handled it.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The fossils were incomplete and lacked important anatomical features, including a tail, which made confident identification difficult for more than a century.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

“We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed. Otherwise, we have work to do,” Warsh said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Magic’s voice was stronger, more convincing, and more confident.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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