assured

1 of 2

adjective

as·​sured ə-ˈshu̇rd 

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

: self-satisfied

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.

assuredness

ə-ˈshu̇r-əd-nəs 

-ˈshu̇rd-

noun

assured

2 of 2

noun

plural assured or assureds

: insured

Synonyms

Adjective

• confident
• sure
• certain

Examples of assured in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

What’s preventing people from feeling more assured about their future health? —Manulife Singapore, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

Watch the trailer: Linklater shoots all over Paris on the same locations Godard used, setting up familiar scenes from the movie but showing the freedom and lust for cinema that defined the New Wave and Godard’s assured but revolutionary style. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 May 2025

As Justin gains more confidence, Cooper Jr. reflects that in his more assured stance and walk. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 May 2025

The island is shedding the last of its wellness-perfume haze and stepping into something more assured. —Lela London, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

see assure

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1706, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing assured

• assured of
• rest assured
• self-assured

Rhymes for assured

• reassured
• reinsured
• uninsured
• unmanured
• unsecured
• allured
• contoured
• endured
• ensured
• insured
• inured
• manured

Kids Definition

assured

adjective

as·​sured

ə-ˈshu̇(ə)rd

1

: made sure or certain

2

: very confident

rest assured we will be there

assuredly

-ˈshu̇r-əd-lē

adverb

assuredness

-əd-nəs

noun

Legal Definition

assured

noun

as·​sured

plural assured or assureds

: insured