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adjective

ə-ˈshu̇rd How to pronounce assured (audio)
Definition of assurednext
1
as in confident
having or showing a mind free from doubt a man who seemed very assured of the outcome of the election

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2
as in optimistic
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities an assured attorney, he dominates any courtroom proceeding

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3
as in proud
having too high an opinion of oneself he's rather assured for a moviemaker with one hit movie to his name

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assured

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verb

past tense of assure
1
as in reassured
to ease the grief or distress of a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier

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2
as in ensured
to make sure, certain, or safe security measures that assured our safety

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Recent Examples of assured
Adjective
Streeting is an assured communicator with a base of support among parliamentary colleagues, but Burnham is considered the more likely successor. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 But now the western Canadian province, where the popular HBO drama The Last of Us was shot during its first season, is more assured foreign movie or TV series will tap its film tax credit while shooting locally as royalties from oil exploration and drilling once again pour into its coffers. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Verb
Funderburg squats 600 pounds and is all but assured of breaking Zion-Benton’s all-time record in the bench press, 405 pounds, which is held by Nelson. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 He is assured of all four majors next year and the Masters (past champion) in 2028. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assured
  1. confident
  2. proud
  3. reassured
  4. ensured
  5. sure
  6. smug
  7. comforted
  8. guaranteed
Adjective
  • Other than that, he’s never seemed confident that the future will turn out all right, although he’s kept on working out his worries onscreen, forever hunting for flakes of hope in the rubble.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Coyote first hoodwinks and then forces Kevin into his lawsuit plans, taking Acme to task in a way the corporation, confident in its imperviousness, finds laughable.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of confident
Adjective
  • Turns out America’s enthusiasm for itself has gone into a bit of a rut—more than 80% of Americans felt proud in 2010, but only 53% feel that way today.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The New York Film Festival is proud to welcome back Cinephile for our fifth year of NYFF Trivia Night events during the festival at the EBM Amphitheater!
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of proud
Verb
  • Her mother reassured her that wasn’t the case — and instead of being embittered by the encounter, the young Levine began attending a Catholic catechism class to learn more about her Christian neighbors and their beliefs.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • History suggests that anxious allies who are not reassured by their more powerful patron will invest in their own defense.
    — JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reassured
Verb
  • Lomon quickly ensured his players were safe in their rooms and called 911.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Data in Tod’s DPPs will be ensured though the Aura Blockchain Consortium, which the brand joined in 2023.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ensured
Adjective
  • Other people aren’t always so sure who John Malkovich is either.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Shopping a single designer’s collection is also a sure-fire way to have a cohesive nursery that isn’t too matchy-matchy.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sure
Adjective
  • Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
  • Li at times plays Cola with a smug impetuousness that belies her naivety about this world to a satisfying degree.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
Definition of smug
Verb
  • This has been a difficult time for Blüh, but she's been comforted by the tremendous support she's received from people all over the world.
    — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • According to the study, more than 97% of religious respondents and 80% of nonreligious respondents said they had been spiritually moved, inspired or comforted by online content.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of comforted
Verb
  • Teacher coverage has fallen sharply, uniforms meet just a fraction of demand, forcing officials to recruit retirees and students while parents shoulder school meals and supplies once guaranteed by Cuba’s vaunted system.
    — Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As sardines shift toward cooler water farther from shore, fishermen who once worked familiar nearby routes now have to travel farther to find them, exactly as fuel becomes more expensive and the yield becomes less guaranteed.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assured. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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