self-assured
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlfəˈʃʊrd/
- Mr. Sumarsono's view of my mother was of a glowing, self-assured, generous woman.
- more self-assured
- less self-assured
He just came off as like just dignified, strong, smart, self assured.
- He just came off as like just dignified, strong, smart, self assured.
- First of all, people who are immune to narcissists tend to be confident and self assured in their own abilities.
- I think a lot of people think I'm very confident and self assured, but I'm actually pretty shy despite how I pretend I'm not.
- Well, I think so often as an incredible, just multifaceted, self assured black woman.
- Where do you feel like you're maybe not self assured or confident or what what?
- You've already had that moment of being self assured, being extra confident, and also putting in their mind the idea that they miss you.
Examples
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His pleasant personality, his jolly laugh, and his self-assured manner soon won their confidence.
Fiction book (2001) -
Yes, well, this young lady is certainly self-assured.
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You are self-assured, and you can get anyone to do anything you want.
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I always saw him as this self-assured giant of industry.
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I had never known or ever seen up close a man of color so self-assured and sophisticated.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'd found her to be very self-assured and confident whenever she needed to be.
Fiction book (1995) -
I think a lot of people think I'm very confident and self assured, but I'm actually pretty shy despite how I pretend I'm not.
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Grace is an elegant rider, quite self-assured for a 13-year-old...
Fiction book (1998) -
Ilya seemed as relaxed as I was, immensely self-assured without appearing arrogant.
Fiction book (1993) -
After practicing for weeks, she felt self-assured about giving her presentation.
Synonyms
Feeling sure about yourself or what will happen
Being sure you can do something well
Feeling sure about your own abilities and worth
Calm and confident in control of your feelings in difficult situations
Confident and steady in voice or movement
Antonyms
How Confident
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-assured combines self ('your own person') and assured, which comes from an old word meaning 'secure' and is like the word secure. So to be self-assured is to feel confident and safe in yourself.