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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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Despite tensions with the administration, Bass and Barger appeared confident that progress was being made on the insurance and funding issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Because I’ve already spent five and a half years in San Francisco, I’m confident I know what to expect.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Professor Deirdre Fowler, chief nurse and chief midwife at the trust, said: "We are really confident we have done what we need to do to really meet the standards we need."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The share of workers who are very or somewhat confident in having enough resources for retirement—the lowest it’s been in nearly a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The sounds were faint, irregular, not the confident sounds typically heard.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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