confident

Definition of confident in English English dictionary: self-confident; being very sure of or positive about something; assured; If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to. I am confident that everything will come out right in time Mr Ryan is confident of success Management is confident about the way business is progressing. sceptical + confidently con·fi·dent·ly I can confidently promise that this year is going to be very different; {a} positive, bold, daring, impudent; If a person or their manner is confident, they feel sure about their own abilities, qualities, or ideas. In time he became more confident and relaxed = self-assured + confidently con·fi·dent·ly She walked confidently across the hall; If you are confident that something is true, you are sure that it is true. A confident statement is one that the speaker is sure is true. She is confident that everybody is on her side `Bet you I can', comes the confident reply. + confidently con·fi·dent·ly I can confidently say that none of them were or are racist; persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"; having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"; {s} certain; sure of oneself; not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani; assured
confidently: In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively
self-confident: Confident in one's abilities
confidently: {a} without doubt, positively
confidently: in a confident manner, with certainty
confidently: in a confident manner; "we have to do what is right confidently
confidently: in a confident manner; "we have to do what is right confidently"
confidently: With confidence; with strong assurance; positively
self-confident: Someone who is self-confident behaves confidently because they feel sure of their abilities or value. She'd blossomed into a self-confident young woman. = self-assured. sure that you can do things well, that people like you etc shy
self-confident: having confidence in one's own abilities, sure of oneself
self-confident: showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident"

confident

Hyphenation

con·fi·dent

Turkish pronunciation

känfıdınt

Synonyms

bet on, bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, counting on, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, having faith in, high, hopeful

Antonyms

insecure, uncertain, unsure

Pronunciation

/ˈkänfədənt/ /ˈkɑːnfədənt/

Etymology

[ kän-f&-d&nt, -"de ] (adjective.) 1576. Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”); see confide.