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 Nobody’s Girl floats free, self-assured and self-contained—a true American tragedy.
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Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s a push-pull to him, a magnetic duality: stoic and deeply sensitive, anxious and self-assured.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
When the story begins in 1580, Will and Agnes are both arrestingly self-assured.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
Protecting their peace and remaining self-assured has become a priority.
—Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Her guitar-playing is as self-assured and precise as ever.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Shayla is the affluent love interest of Steven in season 1, who is self-assured and poised.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 16 July 2025
Most of the new actors are terrific, either by leaning into the way their characters are younger and less self-assured than the originals, or by bringing definition to the sketchier and more obscure characters.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
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.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025
Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s a push-pull to him, a magnetic duality: stoic and deeply sensitive, anxious and self-assured.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
When the story begins in 1580, Will and Agnes are both arrestingly self-assured.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
Protecting their peace and remaining self-assured has become a priority.
—Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Her guitar-playing is as self-assured and precise as ever.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Shayla is the affluent love interest of Steven in season 1, who is self-assured and poised.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 16 July 2025
Most of the new actors are terrific, either by leaning into the way their characters are younger and less self-assured than the originals, or by bringing definition to the sketchier and more obscure characters.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
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.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assured
confident
Adjective
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As a direct result of this, businesses end up with managers who aren’t confident in their ability to lead, and who struggle to deal with the various challenges that come with managing people, leading both employees and struggling managers to resign.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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In fact, Golden State was feeling so confident that their television network decided to take a playful jab at Lakers superstar LeBron James.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Self-assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assured. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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