self-assertiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assertiveness
Noun
  • Research indicates, for instance, that nostalgia provides a bevy of psychological benefits, increasing an individual’s sense of satisfaction, self-confidence, and social connection, all while staving off their feelings of isolation and loneliness.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2025
  • Enduring the heat in New Orleans calls for layers, patterns, and prints that evoke self-confidence.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • This growing self-assurance is accompanied by greater willingness to switch providers: 56% of U.S. women aged 25 to 34 report being likely to change banks, compared with just 19% of women over 65.
    Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Recent realizations about your life, childhood, and more have rocked your self-assurance.
    Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • When envisioning an effective leader, many people imagine a larger-than-life figure who commands attention through sheer charisma and audacity.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • This, mind you, at a time when Black men were killed for talking to White women, killed for looking at White women, killed for having the audacity to just coexist with White women.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Every decision from what’s in scope to what can be eliminated should support the core objective: enabling employee compliance teams to act with minimum friction and maximum confidence, even with the constant uncertainty of regulatory change.
    Kelvin Dickenson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • And with that comes a certain level of comfort and confidence and experimentation.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • And there is no assurance, as recent examples indicate, that DJS will even learn that a youthful offender wearing an ankle monitor is AWOL.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
  • That level of assurance does not appear to be materializing at this time.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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“Self-assertiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assertiveness. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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