assurance

1 a state of mind in which one is free from doubt I can state with complete assurance that no harm will ever come to you Synonyms of assurance confidence, assuredness, certainty, certitude, cocksureness, conviction, doubtlessness, face, positiveness, satisfaction, sureness, suretyWords Related to assurance authoritarianism, dogmatism; decisiveness, determination, firmness, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolveNear Antonyms of assurance hesitancy, hesitation, indecisiveness, irresolution; disbelief, incredulity, unbelief; anxiety, concern, misgiving; distrust, mistrust, suspicionAntonyms of assurance doubt, incertitude, nonconfidence, uncertainty

2 great faith in oneself or one's abilities her assurance was evident in the way she carried herself onto the playing field Synonyms of assurance aplomb, confidence, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-trustWords Related to assurance cockiness, complacence, complacency, conceit, conceitedness, ego, egoism, egotism, hubris, overconfidence, pomposity, pompousness, pride, pridefulness, self-admiration, self-applause, self-assumption, self-complacency, self-conceit, self-consequence, self-content, self-contentment, self-glorification, self-importance, self-opinion, self-partiality, self-satisfaction, smugness, vaingloriousness, vainglory, vanity; calmness, composure, coolness, equanimity; self-poise, self-possession; assumption, bumptiousness, haughtiness, hauteur, huffiness, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, peremptoriness, presumptuousness, pretentiousness, superciliousness, superiority, toploftinessNear Antonyms of assurance apprehension, doubt, misgivingAntonyms of assurance diffidence, insecurity, self-distrust, self-doubt