COCKSURENESS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

cocksureness

noun

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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Noun

The move also aims to provide greater certainty around component supply and pricing for future vehicle programs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
On a website description of a Clear Creek rafting trip, one major rafting company has included a section describing the current lack of certainty around flows this year and suggested a trip elsewhere.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026

Definition of certainty

Noun

Before Chinese refining capacity picks up again, the government will want assurances that crude is flowing through the strait unimpeded, Kaneva predicted.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
The verbal assurance of a license commitment was vague, with several key details left unaddressed.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of assurance

Noun

One is that only a small fraction of study participants had been tracked for a full decade, so there's less confidence in the 10-year risk estimate than the five-year risk estimate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Lobster that needs little more than heat, butter, garlic, and confidence.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of confidence

Noun

The breakout after a volatile stretch that saw the stock swing from deep drawdown to sharp rallies is showing that buyers have stepped back with conviction.

— Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 July 2026
King’s attorney Bill Mason said after the mistrial that the defense had been confident there would not be a conviction.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of conviction

Noun

Joe Raedle | Getty Images American might be behind in its premium game, but Isom said customer satisfaction scores are rising.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
As the genre’s name suggests, country music tends to be preoccupied with place; the charts are full of tributes to the satisfaction of being firmly rooted in a small town, and the sorrows of leaving it behind.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Definition of satisfaction

Noun

My prayers for my country and for people everywhere rest on the certitude that God’s ever-present love, power, and wisdom will ultimately destroy any belief in a power opposed to His good and perfect creation.

— André Kisonga, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
Ultimately, not enough moral certitude exists to expel Vance.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026

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