confident synonyms

confident

modif.

  1. Certain

    positive, sure, convinced, having faith in; see certain 1, 3, trusting 2.

  2. Self-assured

    self-confident, self-reliant, assured, having no misgivings, bold, fearless, sure of oneself, self-possessed, poised, dauntless, self-sufficient, presumptuous, overconfident, cocksure, cocky*; see also certain 1. See syn. study at certain.

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