Synonyms of confident

confident

adjective

ˈkän-fə-dənt 

1

as in optimistic

having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities

you'll need to be confident—even in the face of rejection—if you want to pursue a career in show business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• optimistic
• assured
• hopeful
• self-confident
• secure
• proud
• self-assured
• poised
• smug
• composed
• collected
• serene
• unperturbed
• self-asserting
• unshaken
• upbeat
• complacent
• coolheaded
• conceited
• cool
• sanguine
• self-possessed
• important
• recollected
• tranquil
• rosy
• unflappable
• unshakable
• imperturbable
• prideful
• disciplined
• egotistic
• self-centered
• pompous
• egoistic
• vain
• vainglorious
• self-sufficient
• self-satisfied
• self-reliant
• nerveless
• self-complacent
• self-contented
• self-affected
• self-important
• self-conceited
• self-pleased
• overweening
• unself-conscious
• self-applauding
• stuck-up
• self-promoting
• self-composed
• self-contained
• self-controlled
• self-poised
• self-collected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insecure
• timid
• diffident
• meek
• nervous
• humble
• modest
• unassertive
• unassuming
• unpretentious
• self-doubting
• jittery
• jumpy
• self-distrustful
• quiet
• shy
• bashful
• reserved
• demure
• mousy
• overmodest
• self-critical
• self-reproachful
• self-reproving

2

as in sure

having or showing a mind free from doubt

we were confident that the directions we had been given were accurate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sure
• assured
• positive
• certain
• clear
• doubtless
• implicit
• cocksure
• sanguine
• self-assured
• self-confident
• resolute
• decisive
• unhesitating
• unwavering
• unquestioning
• unfaltering
• self-conceited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• unsure
• doubtful
• dubious
• hesitant
• indecisive
• unassuming
• wavering
• vacillating
• diffident

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confident

Despite these measures, only 54 percent of small business owners feel confident their operations can absorb a sudden shock from compounding tariff and inflation costs. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Four years later, my friends and family living elsewhere were confident that there was no way Texans would choose a toad like Ted Cruz for senator over the radiantly charismatic Beto O’Rourke. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Around half of voters — 49% — are not confident that the state’s election will be free of federal interference, the survey found. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Freshman defender Zack Pavelka pointed out the Porters were confident because of Szudy. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026