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
Professionals who are self-assured don’t need to perform credibility.
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Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This is Louisville cooking at its most self-assured—global in influence, local in execution, and uninterested in chasing trends for the sake of it.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
Slimmer and more self-assured now, dressed in suits and a tie, always charming and polite, Ramírez made more of an impression when accompanying his mother to diplomatic functions on the Latin American cocktail circuit.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
But his sophomore album, 2022’s Faith in the Future, was more vibrant and self-assured, giving Tomlinson his first top 5 entry on the Billboard 200 chart.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026
Usha Vance is confident and self-assured but is very much a woman who’s still coming to grips with her desire to live a somewhat normal life and the constraints of being married to one of the Republican Party’s most promising politicians.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The entire defence looks more tentative, less self-assured than a year ago.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 2 Nov. 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
Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This is Louisville cooking at its most self-assured—global in influence, local in execution, and uninterested in chasing trends for the sake of it.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
Slimmer and more self-assured now, dressed in suits and a tie, always charming and polite, Ramírez made more of an impression when accompanying his mother to diplomatic functions on the Latin American cocktail circuit.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
But his sophomore album, 2022’s Faith in the Future, was more vibrant and self-assured, giving Tomlinson his first top 5 entry on the Billboard 200 chart.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026
Usha Vance is confident and self-assured but is very much a woman who’s still coming to grips with her desire to live a somewhat normal life and the constraints of being married to one of the Republican Party’s most promising politicians.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The entire defence looks more tentative, less self-assured than a year ago.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 2 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assured
confident
Adjective
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Katharine Blodgett’s delivery is silken, confident.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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The brand works with skin experts to strengthen credibility and help customers feel confident using the device safely and consistently as part of their routine.—
William Jones
January 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Self-assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assured. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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