Collocations for confident - adj.
VERBS
appear,
be,
feel,
look,
seem,
sound
We feel confident that these results are accurate.
We feel confident that these results are accurate.
become,
get,
grow
He's becoming more confident as he gets older.
She gradually grew more confident.
He's becoming more confident as he gets older.
She gradually grew more confident.
remain
make sb
Going to college has made her more confident.
make sb
Going to college has made her more confident.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
highly, remarkably
absolutely, completely, entirely, fully, supremely, totally
overly
He was overly confident, perhaps to the point of arrogance.
highly, remarkably
absolutely, completely, entirely, fully, supremely, totally
overly
He was overly confident, perhaps to the point of arrogance.
increasingly
reasonably
100%, 95%, etc.
I'm 95% confident of success.
reasonably
100%, 95%, etc.
I'm 95% confident of success.
quietly,
serenely
He came out of the interview feeling quietly confident.
She sauntered onto the set, looking serenely confident.
He came out of the interview feeling quietly confident.
She sauntered onto the set, looking serenely confident.
socially
young people who appear to be socially confident, but inside are a bundle of neuroses
young people who appear to be socially confident, but inside are a bundle of neuroses
PREPOSITION
about
We are confident about the future.
We are confident about the future.
in
I'm very confident in our ability to maintain leadership.
I'm very confident in our ability to maintain leadership.
of
I'm fully confident of winning the title.
I'm fully confident of winning the title.
Confident is used with these nouns:
assertion, expectation, manner, mood, prediction, stride
assertion, expectation, manner, mood, prediction, stride