Thesaurus
confidence
Synonyms and Antonyms of confidence
- a lifelong confidence that enabled her to achieve great things despite powerful obstacles
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
assumption, bumptiousness, haughtiness, hauteur, huffiness, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, peremptoriness, presumptuousness, pretentiousness, superciliousness, superiority, toploftiness
- the confidence with which the game show contestant answered every question
- as players, we have complete confidence in our coach
acceptance, assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, conviction, positiveness, sureness, surety
credit, dependence (also dependance), hope, reliance
- accused him of betraying an important confidence
Synonym Discussion of confidence
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- the confidence that comes from long experience
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- handled the cross-examination with complete assurance
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- answered the insolent question with complete self-possession
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- handled the reporters with great aplomb
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