assured

Free from doubt

Assured describes confidence and certainty.

An assured manner conveys self-possession: She spoke with assured grace.

To feel assured is to be confident about something: Rest assured, we'll handle it.

The assured are those covered by insurance—typically in British usage.

As past tense, assured means guaranteed or made certain: Victory was assured.

confident

bold

Courageous and daring

decisive · empowered · fearless · resolute · self-reliant · tenacious · undaunted · unflappable · determined · self-possessed

declared

pledged

Formally promised something

announced · vouched · professed · proclaimed · testified · avowed · insisted · asserted · maintained · attested

guaranteed

warranty

Formal repair promise

insured · backed · pledge · guarantee · indemnity · surety · confirmed · validated · endorsed · irrevocable

Categories
Opposites
confidence/certainty of manner

assureduncertain

Not firmly known

unsure · doubtful · insecure · unconfident · hesitant

certainty of outcome

assureduncertain

Not firmly known

doubtful · dubious · unguaranteed · precarious · insecure

social assertiveness

assuredshy

Reserved and retiring

timid · meek · unassuming · diffident · retiring

Phrases
Family

reassure, assurance, assure, reassuring, assuredly, reassured, assuring, assures, assurances

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G