as in certainty
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
the cocksureness with which he presented his investment scheme convinced others to jump in
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocksureness
Noun
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Waiting for certainty mostly means arriving after the repricing is done.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
21 June 2026 -
Who was lauded more for their work as Germany celebrated their victory, and the certainty of qualification?—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Noun
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For ships that require assurances of safe passage, recent developments aren’t helping.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Every chair is backed by a robust product assurance policy, secure global shopping, and professional customer support.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
Noun
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What gives us confidence in this assertion?—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Soloviev brims with the confidence of a billionaire’s son who has managed to chart his own unusual course.—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
Noun
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Because of a 2015 first-degree assault conviction, O'Brien is prohibited from possessing a firearm.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Kenneth Chee, the CEO of Devastating Pyrotechnics, the company at the center of the Esparto case, was ineligible to obtain a federal explosives permit because of a decades-old criminal conviction.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Many retirement plans provide access to financial education to help employees make informed decisions about saving, investing and planning for retirement – ideally resulting in greater employee satisfaction and productivity.—
Julia Bartak,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Homer approves equally of the man’s satisfactions and the woman’s chastity.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Noun
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His certitude is now colliding with the uncertainty of war.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the summer of 2023, the original organizers of what would become the Denver Summit NWSL franchise had a hunch—more like metaphysical certitude, really—that a massive untapped market existed for professional women’s soccer in the Mile High City.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Cocksureness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocksureness. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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