CONFIDENTLY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

confidently

adverb

Definition of confidently

as in positively

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Recent Examples of confidently Tea slushies, lemonades, fruit punches, and aguas frescas are confidently complete on their own; a splash of a spirit is an optional pairing rather than the standard offering. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Private equity firms and banks don’t have much historical financial data to confidently invest in these projects, and companies are still figuring out how to use humanoids at large scale. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 If Lew’s path continues, the Bengals can confidently write his name down as Karras’ backup to open the year. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 David’s view Most Democrats haven’t altered their positions on transgender rights since 2024, and Republicans are very confidently rebooting the messaging that worked for them that year — though less so in 2025. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Resilience is no longer measured simply by preventing incidents but by how confidently an organization can continue to operate despite them. — Fran Rosch, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The mental health provider was receiving more calls than its staff could confidently answer, creating challenges for patients attempting to reach the organization. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Kio takes in his new surroundings confidently, strutting through the grasses near his den while working on his roar, that is, until a bellowing elephant sends him racing closer to Mom. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 The film also shows Reagan confidently teasing his negotiating team about being Democrats, which was probably done so that the movie could make the summit seem like a bipartisan effort. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

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Employees can answer the first question positively while simultaneously giving a negative response to the second.

— John Radman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The drive didn’t start positively as the Willis’ first two passes fell to the ground.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of positively

Adverb

As the jingle continues, the surrounding people come together, joyfully singing with Kelce while holding containers of urine.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Do not go lightly, but go joyfully because riding the tundra mountain wilderness may be your ultimate connection with the natural world—and your role in it as a legitimate hunter.

— Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of joyfully

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

Definition of expectantly

Adverb

But those scenes of coming together joyously around this team, this diverse team, this remarkable team from all points, [Folarin] Balogun himself a birthright citizen leading this.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
At the same time, the episode still leaves space for slower beats, including some joyously non-essential downtime moments.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of joyously

Adverb

The piece that Toni, a trans woman, performs (written by Barton) is exuberantly erotic and scathingly confrontational; afterward, Lauren, called up to the stage by Toni, delivers a reading of her own.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Most shave ice syrups tend to be exuberantly, artificially colorful.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of exuberantly

Adverb

Sherman is sitting across from Kerry Washington and Miley Cyrus, who bounce in their seats and gossip giddily with one another.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
There was the viral pleasure and even pride in seeing foreigners encounter Buc-ee’s with reverential appreciation or giddily experience industrial quantities of Mountain Dew Baja Blast at Taco Bell.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of giddily

Adverb

In Ketticè’s time frame, all the kids are still blithely using Facebook to message each other, update their status and bully one another, the platform having not yet become the domain of the old, cranky and terminally uncool.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
To represent so many things to so many people might seem shallow, if not blithely opportunistic.

— Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of blithely

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