Main entry: confident
Definition: having or marked by confidence or assurance
Usage: a confident speaker; a confident reply; his manner is more confident these days; confident of fulfillment
Antonyms: shy, timid, unsure, diffident
Definition: lacking self-confidence
Antonyms: negative
Definition: characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
Antonyms: neutral
Definition: possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
Antonyms: negative
Definition: reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
Antonyms: disconfirming, negative
Definition: not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
Main entry: sure-footed, surefooted, confident
Definition: not liable to error in judgment or action
Usage: most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression- Walter Lippman; demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent- Michiko Kakutani
Antonyms: incapable
Definition: (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability
Antonyms: incapable
Definition: (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for
Main entry: confident, convinced, positive
Definition: persuaded of; very sure
Usage: were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join; I am positive he is lying; was confident he would win
Antonyms: uncertain
Definition: not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
Antonyms: uncertain, unsure, incertain
Definition: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
Antonyms: uncertain
Definition: not certain to occur; not inevitable