Standard Lemma guide

assured

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈʃʊəd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈʃɔːd/
  • General-American: /əˈʃʊɹd/
  • General-American: /əˈʃɝd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)d
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 SH UH1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Guaranteed; secure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Self-confident; self-assured; sure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Reliable, confirmed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An insured person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insured

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of assure

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she paints with an assured hand

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7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

characterized by certainty or security

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a tiny but assured income
  • we can never have completely assured lives

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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