CONFIDENTLY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

confidently

adverb

Definition of confidently

as in positively

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Recent Examples of confidently Antonioli built his conglomerate gradually, quietly and confidently, backed by expertise in retail and fashion honed for years. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 Children of various ages understand AI differently Young children are wired to trust information delivered confidently by adults. — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 Too many organizations measure learning activity instead of whether employees can confidently apply new skills in their work. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Vanhée handled that dilemma confidently in her first collection, for the Fall 2015 season. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 The period war epic, confidently backed for some $14 million, elegantly weaves three gay narratives from different periods that all elicit deep emotion. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026 And many doctors who certify deaths in emergency rooms and hospitals, or for patients who die at home, don't have protocols for confidently identifying heat impacts, says Khatana. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations. — Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026 That was therapeutic for these professional dancers who got to be silly and goofy, but confidently. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidently

Adverb

Authorities, though, had not been able to positively identify him until a missing persons report was made to police earlier this month.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
That's also the quarter that positively shifted Jim Cramer's view of the stock following months of disappointment in the enterprise software giant.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of positively

Adverb

Experience cinema deeply and joyfully through noteworthy programming, including live music by renowned musicians, and in-depth conversations with world-class artists.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
On a wall nearby, a large framed photo captures the surf-loving Alex standing joyfully on a bluff high above the crashing waves, arms outstretched, his hair blowing in the breeze.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 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

When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Newcomer Jorge Mateo delivered the winning run with a liner to left, and the Rays joyously celebrated their third walk-off win.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of joyously

Adverb

His mid-20th century style reflects both the European zeitgeist and his own exuberantly analytic big-picture sensibility.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
At times, his psychological explanations may seem almost too orderly for a woman who lived so exuberantly in disorder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 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

While the tone may often feel blithely throwaway, the filmmaking is never careless.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
James, though loving and well-intentioned, can’t help but show his skepticism, repeatedly (and blithely unaware of his condescension) asking if his wife remembered to take her meds today.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of blithely

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