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Confirmed vs Assured - What's the difference?

confirmed | assured |

As verbs the difference between confirmed and assured

is that confirmed is (confirm) while assured is (assure).

As adjectives the difference between confirmed and assured

is that confirmed is having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual while assured is guaranteed.

confirmed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (confirm)
  • Adjective

    (head)
  • having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
  • a confirmed liar
  • verified or ratified
  • a confirmed treaty
  • (Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
  • a confirmed Catholic

    Synonyms

    * (verified) sicker

    Antonyms

    * unconfirmed

    assured

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (assure)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Guaranteed
  • Confident.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Marc Higginson , title=Shamrock Rovers 0 - 4 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Youngster Townsend caught the eye on the wing, with his fantastic goal capping a classy performance, while Danny Rose continued his rapid development with an assured display at full-back.}}

    Synonyms

    * (guaranteed) sicker

    Derived terms

    * assuredly * mutual assured destruction * self-assured * unassured