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Antonyms for confident
ˈkɒn fɪ dəntcon·fi·dent

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Wiktionary4.0 / 4 votes

  1. confidentadjective

    self-confident

    I was impressed by this confidence at such a young age.

    Synonyms:
    self-assured

    Antonyms:
    insecure, self-destructive

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.3 / 4 votes

  1. confident

    Synonyms:
    positive, assured, sure, certain, impudent, bold, sanguine

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. confidentadjective

    having or marked by confidence or assurance

    "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"

    Antonyms:
    incertain, diffident, shy, unsure, uncertain, timid, incapable

    Synonyms:
    sure-footed, confident(p), convinced(p), positive(p), surefooted

  2. convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)adjective

    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"

    Antonyms:
    shy, uncertain, unsure, timid, incapable, incertain, diffident

  3. confident, surefooted, sure-footedadjective

    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

    Antonyms:
    incapable, diffident, incertain, unsure, uncertain, shy, timid

    Synonyms:
    sure-footed, footsure, confident(p), convinced(p), positive(p), surefooted

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.2 / 6 votes

  1. confidentadjective

    Synonyms:
    sure, undoubting, sanguine, reliant, undaunted

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  1. crouch

    Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use confident in a sentence?

  1. Charles Schumer:

    I'm confident that our members are ready to hit the ground running on the most important issues that face our country, senate Democrats are not going to waste any time taking on the biggest challenges facing our country and our planet.

  2. Didier Hornet:

    We are confident that combining both company's technologies will make a real difference to the market and offers greater opportunities to think differently about how we package solutions for clients.

  3. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance:

    I am confident that the experienced homicide and child abuse prosecutors in my office will see that justice is served in this tragic case.

  4. Mike Pompeo:

    I'm confident what( Trump) intended there was,' we did reduce the threat,' i don't think there's any doubt about that.

  5. Mark Toner:

    They were Russian aircraft that carried it out, these strikes, we're pretty confident in our assessment that this was Russia that carried out these strikes.

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