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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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United sources are confident finance for the project will be available.

From BBC

“We will continue to defend ourselves vigorously, and we remain confident in our record of protecting teens online.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But he didn’t seem confident in the lasting power of an AI CEO.

From Barron's

All the confident conjecture aside, no one really knows how the revolution in artificial intelligence will play out in the coming decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Harper said she’s confident the company will experience a turnaround, adding that the first few months of 2026 “give us confidence that the foundation we’ve built is beginning to take hold,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times