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
Such perspectives make Wax’s Izzy a multi-layered and often contradictory character: self-assured, yet also self-doubting; brazen, yet guilty; fearless, yet also fearful.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025
Dressed in jeans, a simple white tank top and some Birkenstocks, Carmichael appears more self-assured than ever.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 May 2025
Played masterfully by Simone, Keisha is self-assured and determined.
—Ebonie Walker, Refinery29, 12 May 2025
But with her band, the Attachment Theory, as evident at Friday night’s set at the Salt Shed, audiences can now witness a more confident and self-assured version of Van Etten, one who is ready and perhaps eager to embody her true rock superstardom.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The styling of these two characters goes a long way toward distinguishing them, but Erivo also does impressive work in establishing their divergent personalities — Amber beaten down by her mother and desperate for approval, Felicity cool and self-assured.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
When evaluating descriptions of employees, participants consistently rated those receiving AI help as lazier, less competent, less diligent, less independent, and less self-assured than those receiving similar help from non-AI sources or no help at all.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
Happy Birthday for Monday, May 5, 2025: People see you as inspirational, self-assured and helpful.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
This chakra governs our personal power, identity, beliefs, willpower and ego.
Light: Open-minded, confident, playful, intelligent, organized, self-assured.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025
Dressed in jeans, a simple white tank top and some Birkenstocks, Carmichael appears more self-assured than ever.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 May 2025
Played masterfully by Simone, Keisha is self-assured and determined.
—Ebonie Walker, Refinery29, 12 May 2025
But with her band, the Attachment Theory, as evident at Friday night’s set at the Salt Shed, audiences can now witness a more confident and self-assured version of Van Etten, one who is ready and perhaps eager to embody her true rock superstardom.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The styling of these two characters goes a long way toward distinguishing them, but Erivo also does impressive work in establishing their divergent personalities — Amber beaten down by her mother and desperate for approval, Felicity cool and self-assured.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
When evaluating descriptions of employees, participants consistently rated those receiving AI help as lazier, less competent, less diligent, less independent, and less self-assured than those receiving similar help from non-AI sources or no help at all.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
Happy Birthday for Monday, May 5, 2025: People see you as inspirational, self-assured and helpful.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
This chakra governs our personal power, identity, beliefs, willpower and ego.
Light: Open-minded, confident, playful, intelligent, organized, self-assured.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assured
confident
Adjective
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Experts are over 14 times more likely than light users to apply AI across all three phases and are twice as confident in the quality of their output.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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While there are some things for the Lions to overcome this season, Newton is confident in their ability to do so.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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“Self-assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assured. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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