as in confident
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities
he's a self-assured yachtsman who's not at all intimidated by the competition
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Recent Examples of self-assured
Time gave us the late-career brilliance of filmmakers like Jane Campion, Agnès Varda, Claire Denis, and Kathryn Bigelow, whose work became richer, fiercer, and more self-assured because these women had lived and learned so much.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
Her perspective on pop, politics, and everything in between has remained consistently direct and self-assured.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
The 26-year-old Scott is very self-assured.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Because when volume is understood and mastered, there is no outfit that doesn’t look self-assured.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
In several episodes, viewers see participants acting decisively and self-assured in private conversations, only to show up to the roundtable and completely change their thinking.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Eight years after launching her eponymous cosmetics brand Westman Atelier, the makeup artist feels more self-assured than ever.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Kelly would do well to study the kind of subtle resistance that Gummer puts up here; even if John was less self-assured, Caroline’s reactions seem more alive.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Professionals who are self-assured don’t need to perform credibility.
—Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
Her perspective on pop, politics, and everything in between has remained consistently direct and self-assured.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
The 26-year-old Scott is very self-assured.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Because when volume is understood and mastered, there is no outfit that doesn’t look self-assured.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
In several episodes, viewers see participants acting decisively and self-assured in private conversations, only to show up to the roundtable and completely change their thinking.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Eight years after launching her eponymous cosmetics brand Westman Atelier, the makeup artist feels more self-assured than ever.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Kelly would do well to study the kind of subtle resistance that Gummer puts up here; even if John was less self-assured, Caroline’s reactions seem more alive.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Professionals who are self-assured don’t need to perform credibility.
—Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assured
confident
Adjective
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But the mayor ought to answer why, in light of this seeming betrayal, businesses still should feel confident discussing sensitive matters with him.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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The jury, under the excellent presidency of Park Chan-wook, who was both generous and confident, had extremely varied and highly democratic debates.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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“Self-assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assured. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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