Synonyms of self-assuredness

self-assuredness

noun

as in confidence

great faith in oneself or one's abilities

with the self-assuredness of an old pro, the young gymnast executed the difficult feat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-assuredness

Pride is also about developing confidence and self-assuredness to do hard things. — Carolyn O'Laughlin, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Peterson showcased a swagger that toed the line between confidence and self-assuredness often seen in superstar athletes. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

Perhaps her self-assuredness comes from her powerhouse star of a mom, whom Harlow clearly admires in more ways than one. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

Vincent pursues Jimmy like a homing missile, but the young man is jittery and restless in his own skin up against Jimmy’s shameless self-assuredness. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026

Thirteen years later, his distaste for the self-assuredness of tech leaders who reassured him all would be good seems prescient. — Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026

Courtesy of Netflix Advertisement Ha has felt particularly inspired by Sophie’s self-assuredness. — Kat Moon, Time, 29 Jan. 2026

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

When Deandra confronts Willa in the otherwise empty bathroom at a school dance, Infiniti brings fear and curiosity and the barbed self-assuredness of a teenager to the fore, merely in the slight adjustments to her facial expression. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025