Confident and Leery

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Confident adjective - Having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities.

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Leery is an antonym for confident.

Leery adjective - Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.

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Confident is an antonym for leery.

Nearby Words: leered, leering

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Leery and Confident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/confident/leery

Confident & Leery. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/confident/leery>.

Leery or Confident. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/confident/leery.

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