(a.) Evenly poised; balanced.

affianced arrogant ascertained aspiring assurance assuredness attested balanced believing betrothed bound certain certified certitude clear-cut cocksure collected committed composed compromised confidence confident contracted conviction convinced cool covered decided definite determinate determined devout dogmatic doubtless engaged ensured equanimous equilibrious established expectant faithful fideistic fixed fond full of hope game guaranteed hopeful hoping hubristic imperturbable impressed with in good heart in hopes in the bag insured intended levelheaded made sure nailed down obligated of good cheer of good hope on ice open-and-shut overconfident oversure overweening persuaded pietistic pious pistic pledged plighted plucky poised pompous positive promised pronounced proud proved reassured recollected resolute sanguine satisfied secure secured self-assured self-confident self-controlled self-important self-possessed self-reliant self-restrained set settled sold on spunky stated sure sureness surety sworn tested together tried unafraid under the impression underwritten undespairing undoubtful undoubting unfaltering unflappable unhesitating unruffled unwavering warranted well-balanced