assured

¹as·sured

adj \ə-ˈshu̇rd\

Definition of ASSURED

1

: characterized by certainty or security : guaranteed <an assured market>

2

a : self-assured b : self-satisfied

3

: satisfied as to the certainty or truth of a matter <rest assured we won't be late>

— as·sured·ness \-ˈshu̇r-əd-nəs, -ˈshu̇rd-\ noun

Examples of ASSURED

1. Winners of the Nobel Prize have an assured place in history.
2. His writing has become more assured as he has gotten older.

First Known Use of ASSURED

15th century

Related to ASSURED

Synonyms: certain, clear, cocksure, confident, doubtless, implicit, positive, sanguine, sure

Antonyms: doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unsure

Related Words: self-assured, self-conceited, self-confident; decisive, resolute, unfaltering, unhesitating, unquestioning, unwavering

Near Antonyms: hesitant, indecisive, vacillating, wavering; diffident, unassuming

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Rhymes with ASSURED

steward