confident

[US]/ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
[UK]/ˈkɑːnfɪdənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. certain, sure of oneself, self-assured

Phrases & Collocations

confident in

confident of

Example Sentences

a confident smile .

there was a confident rap at the door.

We are confident of success.

The senator is confident of reelection.

people who are confident in their identity.

I am confident that ...

He's confident he will win.

this time they’re confident of a happy ending.

I feel confident that we will win.

The boy walked with a confident manly stride.

I am not very confident about tonight's game.

Coleraine laboured against confident opponents.

we are less confident than in the good old days.

a self-confident manner touching on the arrogant.

The look on his face said that he was confident of success.

Day by day she grew more confident about the job.

He moves with the slow confident gait of a successful man.

We need a confident leader to overcome these difficulties.

The young miner was confident of winning the girl's heart.

His mind was at ease and he felt confident in the future.

Real-world Examples

You want to be confident without being arrogant.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

I feel pretty confident about tonight's debate.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

The police seem pretty confident that this was Annalise.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

There was nothing to say to so confident a response.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

He was so confident.He had no cause for confident but he had limitless supplies.

Source: Conan Talk Show

All right. You seem pretty confident.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

Really? You always seem so confident.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

They're even perceived as more confident, more capable, and more attractive.

Source: Science in Life

Be confident and steadfast with your boundaries.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

Why was Newberry so confident of Smith's guilt?

Source: The secrets of body language.

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