1
: characterized by certainty or security : guaranteed
an assured market
an assured place in history
Success is by no means assured.
She is assured of (having/getting) a job when she graduates. [=she is certain to have/get a job]
2
a
: very confident : self-assured
proceeded with an assured attitude
b
3
: sure that something is certain or true
You can rest assured [=you can be sure] that we won't be late.
Rest assured, it won't happen again.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The staging never flags as McCallum establishes and maintains an assured tone throughout the events.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Liane drifts through various situations, some of which seem contrived to pad the journey from the assured beginning to the refreshingly different end.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The staging never flags as McCallum establishes and maintains an assured tone throughout the events.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for assured
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“Assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assured. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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