confident

Meaning of confident

adjective
  1. feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one's abilities or qualities.
    we require outgoing, confident people able to approach large groups
    people who are confident in their identity
  2. feeling or showing certainty about something.
    this time they're confident of a happy ending
    I am not very confident about tonight's game

noun

a confidant.

late 16th century: from French confident(e ), from Italian confidente, from Latin confident- ‘having full trust’, from the verb confidere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fidere ‘trust’.

Information about confident

Hyphenation of confident

con-fi-dent

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • confident is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

confident synonyms

Meaning convinced:

convinced, positive

Meaning surefooted:

surefooted

assured

Meaning having or showing a confident and forceful personality:

assertive

Meaning having a composed and self-assured manner:

poised

Meaning of or at a fairly low temperature:

cool

Meaning not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions:

calm

Meaning (of a person) calm and self-controlled:

collected

Meaning (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition:

phlegmatic

Meaning having one's feelings and expression under control; calm:

composed

Meaning (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm:

nonchalant

Meaning not perturbed or concerned:

unperturbed

Meaning unable to be upset or excited; calm:

imperturbable

Meaning not disordered or disarranged:

unruffled

Meaning not feeling or showing emotion:

impassive

Meaning calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil:

serene

Meaning free from disturbance; calm:

tranquil

Meaning free from tension and anxiety:

relaxed

Meaning having or showing calmness in a crisis:

unflappable

Meaning self-confident, level-headed, or well organized:

together

Meaning not disconcerted or perturbed:

unfazed

Meaning so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react:

nonplussed

Meaning calm and composed:

equanimous

Meaning hopeful and confident about the future:

optimistic

Meaning feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event:

hopeful

Meaning optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation:

sanguine

Meaning completely confident that one is right:

sure

Meaning having or showing complete conviction about something:

certain

Meaning contented; pleased:

satisfied

Meaning induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:

persuaded

Words that rhyme with confident

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