| Main Entry: | self-confident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secure with oneself |
Synonyms: |
assured, fearless, hotdog, hotshot, know-it-all, poised, sanguine, self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself, undoubtful |
Antonyms: |
humble, insecure, meek, unself-confident, 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: | certain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confident |
Synonyms: |
assertive, assured, believing, calm, cocksure, convinced, positive, questionless, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-confident, sure, unconcerned, undisturbed, undoubtful, undoubting, unperturbed, untroubled |
Antonyms: |
doubtful, doubting, hesitant, uncertain, unconfident, unsure |
| 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: | jaunty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
Synonyms: |
airy, animated, bold, brash, breezy, buoyant, carefree, careless, cocky, dapper, dashing, debonair, devil-may-care, devilish, easy, exhilarated, flip*, flippant, forward, free, fresh, frisky, frolicsome, gamesome, gay, high-spirited, hilarious, impetuous, impish, impudent, jocose, joking, jolly, jovial, light, natty, nervy, perky, playful, prankish, provocative, reckless, rollicking, self-confident, showy, smart, sportive, sporty, sprightly, spruce, swaggering, trim, venturesome, vivacious |
Antonyms: |
depressed, lethargic, lifeless |
| Main Entry: | sanguine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy; optimistic |
Synonyms: |
animated, assured, buoyant, cheerful, confident, enthusiastic, expectant, hopeful, lively, positive, secure, self-assured, self-confident, spirited, undoubtful, upbeat |
| Notes: | sanguinary means accompanied by bloodshed or eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed, while sanguine means confidently optimistic and cheerful or inclined to a healthy reddish color |
Antonyms: |
depressed, pessimistic, sad, unhappy |
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, definite |
Synonyms: |
able, absolute, assured, at ease, balanced, carefree, cinch, conclusive, confident, determined, easy, established, firm, hopeful, in the bag, locked on, nailed down, on ice, reassured, reliable, resolute, sanguine, self-assured, self-confident, settled, shoo-in, solid, sound, stable, steadfast, steady, strong, sure, sure thing, tried and true, unanxious, undoubtful, well-founded |
Antonyms: |
indefinite, insecure, uncertain, undecided, unsure |
| Main Entry: | self-confident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secure with oneself |
Synonyms: |
assured, fearless, hotdog, hotshot, know-it-all, poised, sanguine, self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself, undoubtful |
Antonyms: |
humble, insecure, meek, unself-confident, unsure |
| Main Entry: | self-sufficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to take care of oneself |
Synonyms: |
arrogant, closed, competent, conceited, confident, doing one's own thing, efficient, egotistic, haughty, independent, individual, on one's own, out for number one, self-confident, self-dependent, self-sufficing, self-supported, self-supporting, self-sustained, self-sustaining, smug, unit |
Antonyms: |
incapable, needy, unable |