confident

Definition

Examples

We are confident that the project will finish on time.

Word Family

Synonyms

• assuredmake certain of
• positivethe primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
• optimisticexpecting the best in this best of all possible worlds

Collocations

• Easy feel completely confident about passing driver test
  to feel completely confident about passing driver test, meaning to undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
• Medium project confident professional posture during job interviews
  to project confident professional posture during job interviews, meaning to communicate vividly
• Hard remain quietly confident in long-term strategic positioning
  to remain quietly confident in long-term strategic positioning, meaning to stay the same; remain in a certain state
• Very Hard overweening confident hubris setting the stage for ruin
  describing overweening confident hubris setting the stage for ruin (unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings)