Meaning & use
assured
Last updated
confident and self-assured, or guaranteed and certain
See it in a sentence
She gave an assured performance despite it being her first time on stage.
With the contract signed, their funding was now assured.
A note on using this word
Assured can describe a person's confident manner or the certainty of an outcome; don't confuse the related verbs 'assure' (to tell someone confidently), 'ensure' (to make certain something happens), and 'insure' (to protect financially against loss).
Words with a similar meaning
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “assured”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.