Synonyms of self-assurance

self-assurance

noun

ˌself-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s 

as in confidence

great faith in oneself or one's abilities

because of her self-assurance she could bring herself to quit her dead-end job and start her own company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confidence
• assurance
• self-confidence
• composure
• self-assuredness
• pridefulness
• self-trust
• aplomb
• pride
• self-esteem
• vanity
• cockiness
• smugness
• self-satisfaction
• complacency
• overconfidence
• ego
• hubris
• self-admiration
• self-complacency
• conceitedness
• egoism
• self-opinion
• self-conceit
• self-content
• egotism
• self-contentment
• self-importance
• pomposity
• equanimity
• vainglory
• calmness
• complacence
• pompousness
• superiority
• self-glorification
• coolness
• self-assumption
• conceit
• self-consequence
• self-applause
• vaingloriousness
• self-possession
• imperiousness
• haughtiness
• superciliousness
• hauteur
• loftiness
• peremptoriness
• assumption
• lordliness
• presumptuousness
• self-poise
• bumptiousness
• huffiness
• self-partiality
• pretentiousness
• toploftiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insecurity
• diffidence
• doubt
• self-doubt
• apprehension
• self-distrust
• misgiving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-assurance

Because this brazen self-assurance still leads to drafting guys 100 picks early just because an assistant coach got a warm, fuzzy feeling. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026

A lot of the work in the permanent collection also was inspired by themes of healing, self-acceptance, self-assurance and mental wellness that Atkinson uses for his art therapy practice. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Don’t expect Watson’s self-assurance to be shaken by any uniform malfunctions or other growing pains that occur as the Nuggets reassimilate him into their system. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026

Stylist Sydnee Paige—whose credits include actress Kerry Washington, WNBA player Skylar Diggins, and comedian Ziwe—has been working with Fudd since last September and can already attest to her blooming self-assurance. — Jordan Robinson, SELF, 19 Mar. 2026