as in positively
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of confidently
Knowing the basics of biomarkers, PSMA and PSMA-PET scans can help caregivers ask informed questions, participate more confidently in treatment discussions and ensure that every appropriate option is being considered.
—
Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026
The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
And with rates here likely to hold for the foreseeable future, savers can confidently take their time to shop around to find a rate and term that best suits their current situation.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
All have a tangible skill, but none can confidently be projected as an NFL starter.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The authors of the study ran a careful analysis of how finely the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) would need to slice up the light from a distant Earth to confidently spot biosignatures in its atmosphere.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 10 June 2026
Choose practical steps that strengthen stability now, then relax confidently.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Your generous spirit shines when plans feel fair, so speak confidently and listen fully until both of you feel supported.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Starbucks told Fox News Digital the company is committed to providing the training and support partners need to prepare the Unicorn Frappuccino confidently and deliver an exceptional experience for customers.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026
The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
And with rates here likely to hold for the foreseeable future, savers can confidently take their time to shop around to find a rate and term that best suits their current situation.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
All have a tangible skill, but none can confidently be projected as an NFL starter.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The authors of the study ran a careful analysis of how finely the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) would need to slice up the light from a distant Earth to confidently spot biosignatures in its atmosphere.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 10 June 2026
Choose practical steps that strengthen stability now, then relax confidently.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Your generous spirit shines when plans feel fair, so speak confidently and listen fully until both of you feel supported.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Starbucks told Fox News Digital the company is committed to providing the training and support partners need to prepare the Unicorn Frappuccino confidently and deliver an exceptional experience for customers.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidently
Adverb
-
But there were plenty of living famouses who were positively pestilent with Knicks fever.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
-
The exponential return on our positively performing company outweighs the losers.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adverb
-
This is a story of a community that lived joyfully and out loud, dancing to Spanish verse set to Afro-Caribbean rhythms.—
Rev. José Rodriguez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
-
Courtesy of Strand Hill Properties Manhattan Beach’s Strand is Southern California coastline at its most joyfully choreographed.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Adverb
-
Miami-Dade’s Saturday rain showers could not damper the spirit and energy of dozens of Haitians, Haitian Americans and soccer fans crowded together waving flags, beaming expectantly at North Miami’s Moca Plaza to meet players on the Haitian National Football Team.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
-
Now the cows are waiting expectantly outside the milking parlor, where Archie is clattering about to set up the milking machine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
-
There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
-
The team joyously celebrated the end of their regular season with a pool party, taco bar and more soccer, a news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
Adverb
-
What is in tandem here is the exuberantly generative possibility of life itself (SCOBY, water) alongside the very synthetic polymers that are literally wrecking life on an individual and systemic level.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
-
Done well, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Cocktail is bright and almost exuberantly refreshing.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
Adverb
-
In their gowns and bowties, guests giddily slurp mounds of glinting caviar off the back of their hand.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 June 2026
-
Directed by Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen, Jim Queen is a crass, profane, giddily stupid romp through a heap of stereotypes about gay life in Paris.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Adverb
-
Carusillo just experienced a media cancellation of sorts, a consequence of blithely recommending a beauty treatment in one of her articles that ended up putting influencers in the hospital.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
-
The women are blithely dismissive of their tedious work, but their relationships fray under new stresses—including intrusive surveillance.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Confidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidently. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
