Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #213 of 1319

confident (adj.)

sure of yourself

Examples

  • She is confident in interviews.

Key rules

  • Confident means sure of yourself
  • Confident in or about something
  • Confidence is the noun

Common mistakes

  • She is confident of the interview → She is confident about the interview
  • He is confidence → He is confident

Use cases

  • Describing performers
  • Job interviews
  • Talking about exams
💡 Tip: Confident is positive; arrogant is negative.
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