con·fi·dent adjective 1 : full of conviction : CERTAIN
2 : having or showing assurance and self-reliance
— con·fi·dent·ly adverb
Synonyms
[1] assured, certain, clear, cocksure, doubtless, positive, sanguine, sure—more at CERTAIN
[2] assured, secure, self-assured, self-confident; also hopeful, rosy, sanguine, upbeat; complacent, conceited, egoistic, egotistic, important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, vain, vainglorious; calm, collected, composed, cool, placid, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed
Antonyms
diffident, insecure
con·fi·den·tial adjective 1 : known only to a limited few : SECRET, PRIVATE
2 : entrusted with confidences <~ clerk>
— con·fi·den·tial·ly adverb
Synonyms
hushed, inside, intimate, private, secret—more at PRIVATE
con·fig·u·ra·tion noun : relative arrangement of parts or elements : SHAPE
Synonyms
arrangement, composition, design, form, format, layout, makeup, pattern, shape—more at COMPOSITION
con·fig·ure verb -ured; -ur·ing : to set up for operation esp. in a particular way
con·fine verb con·fined; con·fin·ing 1 : to hold within a location; also : IMPRISON
2 : to keep within limits — con·fin·er noun
Synonyms
[1] commit, immure, imprison, jail—more at IMPRISON
[2] check, circumscribe, control, curb, inhibit, limit, restrain, restrict
con·fine·ment noun : an act of confining : the state of being confined
Synonyms
captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, internment—more at INTERNMENT
con·fines noun plural : something (as borders or walls) that encloses : something that restrains
Synonyms
boundary, ceiling, end, extent, limit, limitation, line, termination—more at LIMIT
border, boundary, circumference, compass, edge, end, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, verge—more at BORDER
con·firm verb 1 : to give approval to : RATIFY
2 : to make firm or firmer
3 : to administer the rite of confirmation to
4 : to give new assurance of the validity of : VERIFY, CORROBORATE
Synonyms
bear out, corroborate, substantiate, support, validate, verify, vindicate; also attest, authenticate, avouch, certify, testify (to), vouch (for), witness; guarantee, warrant; affirm, assert, aver, avow, profess
Antonyms
disprove, rebut, refute
con·fir·ma·tion noun 1 : a religious ceremony admitting a person to full membership in a church or synagogue
2 : an act of ratifying or corroborating; also : PROOF
Synonyms
attestation, corroboration, documentation, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation, witness—more at PROOF
con·fir·ma·to·ry adjective : serving to confirm
Synonyms
corroborative—more at CORROBORATIVE
confirmed adjective 1 : marked by long continuance and likely to persist
2 : fixed in habit and unlikely to change
Synonyms
[1] deep-rooted, deep-seated, inveterate, settled—more at INVETERATE
[2] chronic, habitual, inveterate—more at HABITUAL
con·fis·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing [ORIGIN: L confiscare,