ASSUREDNESS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

assuredness

noun

Definition of assuredness

as in certainty

a state of mind in which one is free from doubt the complete assuredness with which the cocky jock would ask for dates

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Recent Examples of assuredness This translation of the Chevy C10 carries itself with an air of gravitas that imparts a heady sense of assuredness to the driver. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 Fraser has led Citi’s comeback with a remarkable sense of self-assuredness, even through the rough patches (job cuts, divestitures, and big hires who’ve come under fire). — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 28 May 2026 Nelson-Ododa, who is entering her fourth season with the Sun in 2026, said the biggest change she’s seen in both Rivers and Morrow is a new level of assuredness coming into their second year as professionals. — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 This is about the security and assuredness of our elections as a whole. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026 Because of the nature of the injury, Herro said there is not necessarily 100% assuredness. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026 There were still seasons, birds and bees, and days and weeks in all their wretched assuredness. — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 That Pluribus takes space to linger on these moments speaks to the assuredness of a celebrated creator gifted a blank check. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025 In the eye of the hurricane is McGrath, moving with the calm assuredness of a woman who has seen it all and done it all, and yet continues to outdo herself. — Tracee Ellis Ross, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assuredness

Noun

An inactive bill on human remains has been revived in the final stretch of the state Legislature’s regular session and entirely refashioned to add a level of certainty to the Midway Rising mega project.

— Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Blonde loosens the plot, leaning into the unreliability of memory and the false truths that occupy the gaps between love and certainty.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of certainty

Noun

The owners’ arrival in San Diego comes as Dodgers owner Mark Walter faces a federal probe into his business empire, fueling speculation about a possible ownership change despite assurances the team won’t be sold.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
However, advocates want better assurance through local measures that these laws will be honored.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of assurance

Noun

In the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the same updating Gallup survey, forty-nine per cent of college graduates expressed confidence in the job market, compared to forty-four percent of respondents who had less than a college degree.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
When asked on Monday if the team has the talent to improve at center, Quinn reiterated his confidence in Washington’s trio of Allegretti, Good-Jones and Gulbin.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of confidence

Noun

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is once again seeking to overturn his state murder conviction in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Then there are the great unknowns that make this a question hard to answer with conviction.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of conviction

Noun

United are closing in on a signing that looks set to lift their summer business to a status of satisfaction.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The study, based on 2,991 travelers, found that while many use lounges to escape crowds, severe overcrowding drastically reduces satisfaction.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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