as in confident
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities
only a self-confident person can win the trust of the people and serve as an effective leader
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Recent Examples of self-confident
Ireland gained swagger and became a self-confident place that could show the world.
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Llewellyn King, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
Research shows that only children tend to be self-confident, well-organized, and ambitious.
—Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
But beyond the timeless hits, the strong-willed and self-confident Arcángel has become an avid supporter of next-gen stars including Bad Bunny, Young Miko, Feid, Grupo Frontera, Maria Becerra and Carrión.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2026
Brown, intensely studious and both self-confident and self-critical, no longer looks like someone who is thinking through four different possibilities, trying to fit into the scheme, before acting on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Llewellyn King, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
Research shows that only children tend to be self-confident, well-organized, and ambitious.
—Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
But beyond the timeless hits, the strong-willed and self-confident Arcángel has become an avid supporter of next-gen stars including Bad Bunny, Young Miko, Feid, Grupo Frontera, Maria Becerra and Carrión.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2026
Brown, intensely studious and both self-confident and self-critical, no longer looks like someone who is thinking through four different possibilities, trying to fit into the scheme, before acting on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-confident
confident
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Regardless of whether the debt is fraudulent, that check can provide a more confident understanding of what’s going on.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The athlete himself also has a confident gait—still lanky and long-limbed in that teenage way, but assured.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Self-confident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confident. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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