confident

con·fi·dent

adjective \ˈkän-fə-dənt, -ˌdent\

Definition of CONFIDENT

1

: full of conviction : certain <confident of success> <confident that conditions will improve>

2

: having or showing assurance and self-reliance <a confident young businessman> <a confident manner>

3

obsolete : trustful, confiding

— con·fi·dent·ly adverb

Examples of CONFIDENT

1. I am confident about my ability to do the job.
2. The players seem more relaxed and confident this season.
3. He has become more confident in his Spanish-speaking skills.
4. They have a confident air about them.
5. We are confident that conditions will improve soon.

Origin of CONFIDENT

Latin confident-, confidens, from present participle of confidere

First Known Use: circa 1567

Related to CONFIDENT

Synonyms

assured, secure, self-asserting, self-assured, self-confident

Antonyms

diffident, insecure, self-distrustful, self-doubting

Related Words

collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, poised, recollected, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, unperturbed, unshaken; hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine, upbeat; complacent, conceited, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-affected, self-applauding, self-centered, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-contented, self-important, self-pleased, self-satisfied; self-promoting, smug, stuck-up, vain, vainglorious; imperturbable, nerveless, unflappable, unself-conscious, unshakable; disciplined, self-collected, self-composed, self-contained, self-controlled, self-poised; self-reliant, self-sufficient

Near Antonyms

meek, timid, unassertive; humble, modest, unassuming, unpretentious; jittery, jumpy, nervous; bashful, demure, mousy (or mousey), overmodest, quiet, reserved, shy; self-critical, self-reproachful, self-reproving

Rhymes with CONFIDENT

accident, aliment, Blaenau Gwent, circumvent, compartment, complement, compliment, devilment, diffident, discontent, document, evident, heaven-sent, implement, incident, instrument, Jack-a-Lent, malcontent, nonevent, Occident, ornament, orient, provident, regiment, reinvent, represent, re-present, resident, Saint-Laurent, sediment, self-content, subsequent, supplement