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Definitions

self-assured

[self-uh-shoord] / ˈsɛlf əˈʃʊərd /
ADJECTIVE
self-confident
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assured confident courageous overconfident
WEAK
believing bold brave cocksure cocky expectant expecting fearless full of oneself positive puffed up secure sure sure of oneself unafraid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
shy timid uncertain unsure
STRONG
fearful

Example Sentences

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To her credit, Ms. Romvari directs with self-assured but unshowy inventiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The clip is worth watching, and not just to marvel yet again at Vance’s ability to make idiotic statements in the self-assured tone of the smartest boy in the room.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Some were self-assured and gung-ho; some were silent and pensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“Katie’s a very tenacious, self-assured individual,” recalled Jordan Ball, who was a senator for the opposition party.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The First Mobile, if one is sent, must be warned that unless he is very self-assured, or senile, his pride will suffer.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin