confident
Synonyms:
assured, certain, intrepid, positive, secure, self-asserting, self-assured, self-confident, self-reliant.
Related Words:
bold, brave, convinced, courageous, dauntless, fearless, high, hopeful, intrepid, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sanguine, satisfied, sure, upbeat.
Antonyms:
diffident, modest, insecure, self-distrustful, self-doubting, shy.
Origin:
1570–80; < Latin confīdent- (stem of confīdēns), present participle of confīdere. See confide, -ent. Dictionary 2: C16: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: circa 1567. History and Etymology: borrowed from Latin confīdent-, confīdens "trusting in oneself, assured, presumptuous," from present participle of confīdere "to put trust in, have confidence in, be sure" — more at confide. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
assured, certain, intrepid, positive, secure, self-asserting, self-assured, self-confident, self-reliant.
Related Words:
bold, brave, convinced, courageous, dauntless, fearless, high, hopeful, intrepid, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sanguine, satisfied, sure, upbeat.
Antonyms:
diffident, modest, insecure, self-distrustful, self-doubting, shy.
Origin:
1570–80; < Latin confīdent- (stem of confīdēns), present participle of confīdere. See confide, -ent. Dictionary 2: C16: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: circa 1567. History and Etymology: borrowed from Latin confīdent-, confīdens "trusting in oneself, assured, presumptuous," from present participle of confīdere "to put trust in, have confidence in, be sure" — more at confide. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.