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
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Recent Examples of self-assurance
In her tenure so far, the CEO has fostered a self-assurance absent from the brand in recent years.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The 19-year-old’s self-assurance couldn’t come at a better time.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Written with youthful panache and self-assurance, the book already bears the hallmarks of a vibrant artistic consciousness, eager to disrupt literary convention.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
In Chicago specifically, the front-office executive emphasized, the list of prerequisites for the job had to include thick skin, self-assurance and presence.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The 19-year-old’s self-assurance couldn’t come at a better time.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Written with youthful panache and self-assurance, the book already bears the hallmarks of a vibrant artistic consciousness, eager to disrupt literary convention.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
In Chicago specifically, the front-office executive emphasized, the list of prerequisites for the job had to include thick skin, self-assurance and presence.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-assurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assurance
Noun
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But after being shunned by head coach Thomas Frank, his confidence looks low, a state of mind that wasn’t helped by putting his penalty over the bar in Wales’ World Cup play-off shootout defeat by Bosnia & Herzegovina in March.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Magic will need to continue to play with a high level of confidence Wednesday night for Game 2.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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With assurances of an immunity deal, David Wiley met with investigators at his attorney's office.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Such assurances are unlikely to quell the community’s decades-long experience with polluted runoff, however, and small farmers say that runoff could also present a food safety problem and threaten to set back years of organic farming practices.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tormented by her own fears, doubted by her father’s peers, and infantilized by her older sister, Catherine (Ayo Edebiri in her Broadway debut) walks the line between self-confidence and deep distrust.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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Demi Moore, who had just come off a seriously stylish awards season campaign for The Substance and who had spoken about all things beauty, aging and self-confidence as part of her promotion for the film, which looked at those topics through a comedic horror lens.—
Nancy Mattia,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Supino thinks the portal going live will require composure as well as diligence.—
Mae Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Wolves coach Chris Finch criticized his team’s lack of composure.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Courtesy of Netflix Advertisement Ha has felt particularly inspired by Sophie’s self-assuredness.—
Kat Moon,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hafley said his coaching experience at Boston College not only taught him what to do differently, but also lifted his self-assuredness in his first NFL head coaching job.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Self-assurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assurance. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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