unconfident

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adjective

Not confident.

Similar
inconfident
Opposite
confidentoverconfidentoverweeningarrogant
OriginEnglish confident ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunconfident (comparative more unconfident, superlative most unconfident)

comparative more unconfident · superlative most unconfident

  1. Not confident.

    Synonyms: inconfident · Antonyms: confident, overconfident, overweening, arrogant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot confident.

Similar
inconfident
Opposite
confidentoverconfidentoverweeningarrogant

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishconfident
  9. Englishunconfident

From un- + confident.

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APA

unconfident. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconfident

MLA

“unconfident.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconfident. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconfident,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconfident.

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