SELF-ASSURED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

self-assured

adjective

ˌself-ə-ˈshu̇rd

Definition of self-assured

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 But what was missing was more of a winning spirit, more aggressive, uninhibited and self-assured. — Max Mathews, New York Times, 9 June 2026 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for self-assured

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assured

confident

Adjective

Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo is confident about their chances of sealing promotion back to the top flight at the first opportunity but, ahead of Sunday’s away fixture, there are several talking points.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Massimo Di Odoardo, vice president of gas and LNG research at Wood Mackenzie, is also confident that Europe will avoid a dire scenario of energy shortages and blackouts.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026