| Main Entry: | confident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, assured |
Synonyms: |
bet on, bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, counting on, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, having faith in, high*, hopeful, intrepid, positive, presuming, presumptuous, puffed up, pushy, racked, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-assured, self-reliant, self-sufficient, sure, trusting, unafraid, undaunted, upbeat, uppity, valiant |
Antonyms: |
uncertain, unsure |
| Main Entry: | assertive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive |
Synonyms: |
absolute, assured, certain, confident, decided, decisive, demanding, dogmatic, domineering, emphatic, firm, forceful, forward, insistent, militant, overbearing, positive, pushy, self-assured, self-confident, strong-willed, sure |
Antonyms: |
diffident, quiet, shy, unconfident |
| Main Entry: | assured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confident |
Synonyms: |
assertive, audacious, bold, brazen, certain, cocksure, collected, complacent, composed, confident, cool, gung ho, gutsy, high*, imperturbable, overconfident, poised, positive, puffed up, pumped up, pushy, rosy, sanguine, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, sure, unflappable, unhesitating, upbeat* |
Antonyms: |
confused, dismayed, distrustful, doubtful, doubting, fearful, hesitant, nervous |
| Main Entry: | authoritative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domineering |
Synonyms: |
assertive, authoritarian, autocratic, commanding, confident, decisive, dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, dominating, imperative, imperious, imposing, masterly, officious, peremptory, self-assured |
| Notes: | authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect |
Antonyms: |
democratic |
| Main Entry: | bold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brazen, insolent |
Synonyms: |
assuming, audacious, barefaced, brash, brassy, cheeky, coming on strong, confident, forward, fresh, gritty, gutsy, immodest, impudent, insolent, nervy, pert, presumptuous, rude, sassy, saucy, shameless, smart, smart-alecky, spunky |
Antonyms: |
meek, quiet, reticent, retiring, shy, timid, timorous |
| Main Entry: | brave |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold |
Synonyms: |
adventurous, audacious, chin-up, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, defiant, doughty, fearless, firm, foolhardy, forward, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, herolike, imprudent, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, militant, nervy, plucky, reckless, resolute, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, strong, unabashed, unafraid, unblenching, undauntable, undaunted, undismayed, unfearful, valiant, valorous, venturesome |
Antonyms: |
afraid, cautious, fearful, frightened, humble, meek, reticent, retiring, shy, timid |
| Main Entry: | cocky/cocksure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | self-assured, full of oneself |
Synonyms: |
arrogant, brash, bumptious, certain, conceited, confident, egotistical, hotdogging, hotshot, hubristic, know-it-all, lordly, nervy, overconfident, overweening, positive, presumptuous, self-confident, smart aleck, smart guy, smarty, smarty pants, sure, swaggering, swollen-headed, vain, wise guy |
Antonyms: |
humble, modest, uncertain, unself-confident, unsure |
| Main Entry: | collected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | composed, calm |
Synonyms: |
confident, cool, easy, easygoing, levelheaded, nonchalant, peaceful, placid, poised, possessed, quiet, sanguine, self-possessed, serene, still, sure, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappable, unperturbable, unperturbed, unruffled |
Antonyms: |
agitated, disorganized, excited, mixed up, upset, worried |
| Main Entry: | complacent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contented |
Synonyms: |
conceited, confident, easy-going, egoistic, egotistic, gratified, happy, obsequious, pleased, satisfied, self-assured, self-contented, self-pleased, self-possessed, self-righteous, self-satisfied, serene, smug, unconcerned |
Antonyms: |
concerned, discontent, discontented, dissatisfied |
| Main Entry: | composed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, collected |
Synonyms: |
at ease, calmed, clearheaded, commonsensical, confident, cool, cool as cucumber, disimpassioned, dispassionate, easy, easygoing, have one's act together, imperturbable, keeping a stiff upper lip, keeping one's shirt on, levelheaded, nonchalant, not turn a hair, placid, poised, possessed, quieted, relaxed, repressed, sedate, self-assured, self-possessed, sensible, serene, serious, soothed, staid, suppressed, sure of oneself, temperate, together, tranquil, unflappable, unruffled, untroubled |
Antonyms: |
agitated, angered, annoyed, aroused, distressed, excited, perturbed, upset, worried |