as in confidence
great faith in oneself or one's abilities
he had the self-trust to quit his secure job and start his own business
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Recent Examples of self-trust
Without any constructive movement towards each other in relationships, your self-trust is likely to take a hit.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
What felt blocked for months now starts flowing again: creative income, entrepreneurial ideas, financial momentum, and self-trust.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Acknowledging progress builds self-trust, and self-trust is the fuel that keeps your business alive long before profit does.
—Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
If a child, or anyone, uses AI for advice or to make decisions for them on a regular basis, that could potentially foster dependence and atrophy self-trust and confidence.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 18 Nov. 2025
Leaders who foster self-trust give employees permission to take initiative.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
What felt blocked for months now starts flowing again: creative income, entrepreneurial ideas, financial momentum, and self-trust.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Acknowledging progress builds self-trust, and self-trust is the fuel that keeps your business alive long before profit does.
—Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
If a child, or anyone, uses AI for advice or to make decisions for them on a regular basis, that could potentially foster dependence and atrophy self-trust and confidence.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 18 Nov. 2025
Leaders who foster self-trust give employees permission to take initiative.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-trust
Noun
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Many CEOs assume that once a capable CFO is in place, financial confidence will follow.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Now the public appears to have lost confidence in Noem.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Chicago and Illinois, unfortunately, have been unable to offer such assurances.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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But probabilities are less sexy than proclamations, ambiguities less attractive than assurances—or so the rising number of storm-hyping accounts on social media seem to suggest.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Having built multibillion-dollar companies, often at a young age, their self-confidence frequently leads them to underestimate the complexities of public policy, to misunderstand public opinion, and to overestimate their ability to push large changes through quickly.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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For fledgling photographer Kristian Pederson, the antidote to this schism is a cosmic dose—a Faustian dose—of self-confidence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Solanke showed strength, composure and control to hold off Abdukodir Khusanov, cut back inside, and score after a tangle with Marc Guehi.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Perry delighted fans with more basketball, but UCLA couldn’t replicate his composure in the extra periods.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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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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“Self-trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-trust. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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