Meaning & use
confident
Feeling or showing certainty about one's own abilities or about a particular outcome.
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She felt confident walking into the interview after weeks of preparation.
The coach remained confident that the team would recover from its early losses.
A note on using this word
Confident describing a person's manner usually needs in for abilities, as in confident in her skills, or that for outcomes.
Words with a similar meaning
self-assuredcertainassured
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