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confident

[kon-fi-duhnt]

adjective

  1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure.

    confident of fulfillment.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold.

    a confident speaker.

    Synonyms: , ,
    Antonyms: ,
  3. excessively bold; presumptuous.

  4. Obsolete.trustful or confiding.



noun

  1. a confidant.

confident

/ ˈɒԴɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. having or showing confidence or certainty; sure

    confident of success

  2. sure of oneself; bold

  3. presumptuous; excessively bold

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • confidently adverb
  • hyperconfident adjective
  • hyperconfidently adverb
  • nonconfident adjective
  • nonconfidently adverb
  • quasi-confident adjective
  • quasi-confidently adverb
  • superconfident adjective
  • superconfidently adverb
  • ultraconfident adjective
  • unconfident adjective
  • unconfidently adverb
  • ˈDzԴھԳٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of confident1

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin DzԴīԳ- (stem of DzԴīŧԲ ), present participle of DzԴī. See confide, -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of confident1

C16: from Latin DzԴīԲ trusting, having self-confidence, from DzԴī to have complete trust in; see confide
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"We're confident he can return to his best and that's why we keep picking him. And at what point do we stop picking him?"

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"I am feeling so much more confident than I did this time last year in the prospects for that site."

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Others are confident that Didion purposely left their fate up to, well, fate.

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Maria immediately put Keys' huge serve under pressure, finding the breakthrough in the fourth game before securing the opening set in confident style.

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There was reason for Raducanu to be confident against Zheng, who is still finding her feet on the grass court and has a serve that can waver when under pressure.

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The adjective confident means “having strong belief or full assurance.” How does confident compare to synonyms certain, sure, and positive? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

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