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[ self-uh-shoord ] / ˈsɛlf əˈʃʊərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-assured ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of self-assuredFirst recorded in 1705–15 SYNONYMS FOR self-assuredassured, confident, cocky, positive. SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-assured ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM self-assuredself-as·sur·ed·ness [self-uh-shoor-id-nis], /ˈsɛlf əˈʃʊər ɪd nɪs/, nounWords nearby self-assuredself-antigen, self-appointed, self-assertion, self-assessment, self-assurance, self-assured, self-aware, self-awareness, self-basting, self-bias, self-binder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-assuredAnd he says that with something he does share with Christopher—a tone of absolute, self-assured certainty. The Brit Who Stormed Broadway|Tim Teeman|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST She was vibrant, passionate, compassionate, determined, courageous, self-assured, and present. Libyan Activist Pays Tribute To Slain Spiritual Sister|Anonymous|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Gia Coppola sounds surprisingly tentative for someone who has made such a self-assured first feature. The Next Great Coppola|Caryn James|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST The remarkable success of “Do What U Want,” is its self-assured straightforwardness. Lady Gaga and R. Kelly’s ‘Do What U Want’ Is Pure Pop Heaven|Kevin Fallon|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Simultaneously self-obsessed and self-assured, they think they know everything and look upon their elders with disdain. Millennial Workers Want Flexibility and Mentorship From Skeptical Managers|Miranda Green|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST I snubbed him unmercifully, but he was one of those self-satisfied, self-assured creatures incapable of taking a snubbing. A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould So self-assured, so certain of thy power, It shall come on thee with a swift surprise. Yesterdays|Ella Wheeler Wilcox He was a slim young fellow with a quiet, self-assured manner and a clean-cut face, lighted by a pair of frank, blue eyes. John Marvel, Assistant|Thomas Nelson Page It favors babblers and the self-assured, and does not enable the timid to show themselves at their best. John Bull, Junior|Max O'Rell They were quiet, but they were self-assured and gave the impression that they could take care of themselves anywhere. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run|James Arthur Kjelgaard
British Dictionary definitions for self-assured
adjectiveconfident of one's own worth Derived forms of self-assuredself-assuredly, adverbself-assuredness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-assuredconfident, overconfident, cocky, courageous, assured, believing, bold, brave, cocksure, expectant, expecting, fearless, positive, secure, sure, unafraid, full of oneself, puffed up, sure of oneself |