Confident
ahd-5
adjective.
Feeling or showing certainty, as of success.
adjective.
Feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured:
synonym
:
sure
.
adjective.
Confiding; trustful.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having strong belief; fully assured.
Confiding; not entertaining suspicion or distrust.
Relying on one's self; full of assurance; bold; sometimes, overbold.
Giving occasion for confidence.
noun.
A confidant.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
See
confidant
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
very
sure
of something;
positive
adjective.
self-confident
noun.
Obsolete form of
confidant
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
having or marked by confidence or assurance
adjective.
persuaded of; very sure
adjective.
not liable to error in judgment or action
Word Usage
"V. iv.8 (521,1) the confident tyrant/Keeps still in Dunsinane, and will endure/Our setting down before't] He was _confident_ of success; so"
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
insecure
cross-reference
assured
bold
confident person
Equivalent
assured
capable
certain
cocksure
overconfident
Etymologically Related
confidant
confidante
confide
confidence
confidential
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
self-confident
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bold
careless
cheerful
eager
frank
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
agape
agog
all agog
anticipant
anticipating
variant
confidant