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Recent Examples of self-confidence Disability and sensory-friendly designs support fine motor skills, social-emotional growth and self-confidence. Kendra Davenport, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Roughly 71 percent of women reported that the term negatively affects self-confidence during pregnancy. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 That shouldn’t be surprising, as these types of environments often harm mental health, destroy self-confidence and lower productivity. Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 And Hawley certainly doesn’t lack for either self-confidence or the willingness to publicly assert it. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-confidence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-confidence
Noun
  • Lessons will include crafting song lyrics, gaining confidence in artistic expression and pairing songwriters with students in a mentorship program.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • That the students in those schools gained focus and confidence, learning to problem-solve in and out of class.
    Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But some neighbors dismissed the assurances.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Trump also gave Wall Street some assurance that the administration would give Nvidia licenses to offer its H20 AI chip in China – a crucial market for the company.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Chelsea are sorely lacking leadership and self-assurance, hardly surprising given the inexperience throughout a quickly thinning squad.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Popping and polished, a small but powerful ritual of self-assurance.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Saban himself likely appreciated Bama’s composure against UGA.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The Golden Warriors’ composure was tested.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Self-confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confidence. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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