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
Shayla is the affluent love interest of Steven in season 1, who is self-assured and poised.
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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
Dressed in jeans, a simple white tank top and some Birkenstocks, Carmichael appears more self-assured than ever.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 May 2025
Played masterfully by Simone, Keisha is self-assured and determined.
—Ebonie Walker, Refinery29, 12 May 2025
But with her band, the Attachment Theory, as evident at Friday night’s set at the Salt Shed, audiences can now witness a more confident and self-assured version of Van Etten, one who is ready and perhaps eager to embody her true rock superstardom.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The styling of these two characters goes a long way toward distinguishing them, but Erivo also does impressive work in establishing their divergent personalities — Amber beaten down by her mother and desperate for approval, Felicity cool and self-assured.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
When evaluating descriptions of employees, participants consistently rated those receiving AI help as lazier, less competent, less diligent, less independent, and less self-assured than those receiving similar help from non-AI sources or no help at all.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
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
Dressed in jeans, a simple white tank top and some Birkenstocks, Carmichael appears more self-assured than ever.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 May 2025
Played masterfully by Simone, Keisha is self-assured and determined.
—Ebonie Walker, Refinery29, 12 May 2025
But with her band, the Attachment Theory, as evident at Friday night’s set at the Salt Shed, audiences can now witness a more confident and self-assured version of Van Etten, one who is ready and perhaps eager to embody her true rock superstardom.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The styling of these two characters goes a long way toward distinguishing them, but Erivo also does impressive work in establishing their divergent personalities — Amber beaten down by her mother and desperate for approval, Felicity cool and self-assured.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
When evaluating descriptions of employees, participants consistently rated those receiving AI help as lazier, less competent, less diligent, less independent, and less self-assured than those receiving similar help from non-AI sources or no help at all.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assured
confident
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Blackburn is confident the state will boost warning systems soon, but said that turning the tide on land use regulations could take years.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Aug. 2025
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Yet, 60% aren't confident in their organization’s data-AI readiness to enable this outcome.—
Jesse Todd,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Self-assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assured. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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