Text: 1 having or showing great faith in oneself or oneʼs abilities<youʼll need to be confident—even in the face of rejection—if you want to pursue a career in show business>Synonymsassured, secure, self-assured, self-confidentRelated Wordshopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine, upbeat; complacent, conceited, egoistic, egotistic (or egotistical), important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-conceited, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, vain, vainglorious; calm, collected, composed, cool, placid, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbedNear Antonymsmeek, timid, unassertive; modest, unassuming, unpretentious; jittery, jumpy, nervousAntonymsdiffident, insecure, self-doubting 2 having or showing a mind free from doubt<we were confident that the directions we had been given were accurate>— see certain 2

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