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

And while borrowers may be hoping for a reprieve, there isn't much certainty about where borrowing costs go from here.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Clear regulation can provide organizations with greater certainty about responsible adoption.

— Ekramy El Zaghat, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of certainty

Noun

The optimizers have all the money; the empaths only really have one another—and the assurance, however fleeting, that there are more of us than there are of them.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
The Membership programme, launched in 2025, offers multiple tiers designed to support different levels of assurance, insight and control.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of assurance

Noun

Jonesboro is 2-0 for the first time since 2019 and should have four quarters of confidence after back-to-back one-score wins.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
To reach the quarterfinals in New York, Zheng had to accept her newfound station in tennis — not to abandon her confidence for the sake of humility, but to combine her natural self-belief with acceptance of her reality and a new perspective.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of confidence

Noun

Judge Anne Hwang determined his prior murder conviction no longer applied as a felony under a landmark 2016 change in California law that barred prosecutors from trying juveniles as adults without a judge’s approval.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The perpetrator has no convictions in North Carolina, but SLF is blaming Cooper.

— Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of conviction

Noun

There was that billowing and entirely formal satisfaction of sails filled with wind.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Gulf News connects the trend with the satisfaction of making something from scratch, whether the finished product is a loaf of bread or a batch of cookies pulled straight from the oven.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

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